Where You'll Find It

I see poetry in places you might not expect.
In your texts, supporting a friend in need.
Hoping your words will be just in time.

When you think you’re wasting time
but realize, abruptly, the thing you’re doing
is feeding your soul in a way you hadn’t counted on.

Or when someone reaches down
into a dark place, fighting back fear,
and brings back something unexpected,

maybe a vanquished demon, or a beautiful epiphany.
But most of all, for me, poetry resides in kindness.
It’s what I will remember most about you.