“….And I do not need to explain to anyone
the pain that made me.
My past is not owed in exchange for love
My pain is not the price of admission for compassion
I do not need to explain to others that the pain is why I am kind
They know I am kind
because I am kind
And they believe that the reason I am kind
is as simple as that
And that is the only thing that matters
in the now. KC Kennings”