About kindness

After a long night

I was walking up to

The building in which

I was assigned to live ,

Made of concrete

Painted a drab tan ,

The sand and rocks

Crunching underneath

My boots as i walked

When I saw the man

I often see

Sitting on the beach

Near the main entrance

With his headphones on

And vapors spilling

From his mouth and nose

As I got close ,

We made eye contact

So I nodded and then

Gave a beat to my chest

With a closed fist

He beat his chest back

And smiled to the teeth

While he rose from his seat

To walk to the door

And open it for me

I said thank you

While i smiled,

On the inside and the out,

Then I walked to my room

Where i wrote this piece .