by Christy Bozeman
The little girl with strawberry hair
and a single broken shoe
always seems to have
the broadest smile.
The large, lonely man
confined to a wheelchair
always shares his sandwich
in exchange for conversation.
Those who have been through
the toughest situations
always manage to show the
most thorough appreciation.
Trials don’t last forever,
or at least that’s what they say.
We just have to keep on going:
take it day by day.