i saw your light when you where listening to someone struggling to stay sober

volumes of wisdom and concern surrounded you and your acquaintance

with comfort and understanding

you asked questions that moved the conversation to discovery

you could see it in their eyes, like finding something that had been lost

you empathy was disarming and the walls and fear where bull- dozed away

i witnessed the power of total attentiveness and it was eye opening

few words spoken, much achieved…………………….an art worth investigating

i saw your light and it shines…………………………….ever so bright