trying to be a better person

i'm working on being

more patient, more

understanding,

more kind to the unkind.

more compassionate

to the mean

and unthoughtful.

i'm trying to a better person.

to not roll my eyes

so much.

to not grumble and curse

beneath

my breath when something

annoying happens.

i'm letting people in

when the line is long

and traffic is heavy, even if

they don't have a signal on.

i'm getting into the habit of giving

people the thumbs up

when i see them recycle on

wednesday. or is it tuesday?

i'm trying so hard to forgive

and forget.

the forgetting part is really

really hard.

but doable.

i try to be more sincere.

to listen

more and not

talk while others are talking,

trying to finish their slow

moving thoughts.

i'm trying to be nice to this

one neighbor who

keeps putting notes on my door

telling me it's too early

to put the trash out.

i know that. i've been living

here fifteen years. i know what

the rules are.

namaste.

i try very hard

to stop being

so sarcastic

and making fun of everything.

again, very very hard.

but doable.

i'm trying.