examen

“These things I remember,
    as I pour out my soul:”  Psalm 42:4a

i remember

the little kid splashing

with abandon in the puddles;

the teenager standing between

the bullies and the trans kid;

the grandmother teaching

other retirees how to whistle,

and i fall asleep, pouring

my soul into your heart

© 2019 Thom M. Shuman