Chapter 57: why?

a journey in my own skinWords: 444

"Why are you so kind?" They asked,

The question echoed,

Unmasked,

I smiled with a touch of sorrow, in a world so harsh, no kindness to borrow.

"I wanted to be the light," I said,

"In darkness where hope often fled.

The world was cold, no warmth to find, so I chose to be gentle, and to be kind."

"In every harsh moment, a choice I made,

to offer warmth where shadow stayed.

For in a world so often blind, I become the kindness I couldn't find."