good deeds

she cut her hair
off and sold it
to a wig shop.
it's for others,
she said. mine
will grow back,
but maybe not
theirs. next week
i'm climbing
mt. everest
for the hard
of hearing.
in the spring
i'm building
an eagles nest
with my bare
hands. and what
about you, she
said, what have
you done lately
to help others.
i listen to you,
i said, and don't
ridicule the things
that you do.