A Stanger's Kindness

She waited with her dwindling hope.

Long after dinner had come and gone,

long after the last customer had left,

wondering if she had been too naive to see 

that her date would never show.

The waiter came and went,

bringing her dessert,

asking if she needed a ride,

and finally, kindly, asking her to leave.

Through the rain she walked by herself,

wondering what fault of her's it was

to be in this situation.

Glad she was she had no hood,

so the tears could blend 

with the water on her cheeks.

The grey clouds above,

a mirror of her own emotions,

an endless torrent of sadness.

It startled her

when she felt

no pin pricks of cold.

But all around her 

it continued on.

The kindness of a stranger,

had him holding the umbrella

over her head and not his own.

Soft crinkles and brown eyes

smiled but were worried.

"I couldn't help but notice

you need this more than me."

and he offered the umbrella

to protect her from the rain.

He took her hand and

pressed the handle

and a slip of paper

into her palm.

Seven numbers

not quite smeared

were written in scrawling print.

He smiled and shrugged,

"I think that I might

like to get to know

you better.

Maybe,

you want to get

coffee now?"

She couldn't help but nod,

because never before

had a stranger's kindness

felt so powerful.

Author's Note

I know it's kind of long, but I didn't know whether or not to make it a short story and when I tried, it just wasn't working out so I made it into a poem. Tell me what you think, constructive criticism is always appreciated :)

Reviews

[Shekinah2015]

Sweet! Story well-told in poetry form. I'm thankful for the opportunity to read this.

[Amanda Worthington]

Thank you :)

[AmjadPenboyoflight]

kindness thing very rare
but have important

thanks share

[Amanda Worthington]

Thank you :)

[Jamestown]

Beautiful write, unfortunately not enough kindness you speak of going
on these days, I will strive to do my part, thanks for sharing and b-blessed!

[Amanda Worthington]

Thank you :)! Teenagers in highschool can be especially brutal and if all of them would strive to do their part I'm sure the world would be a better place.