In Defense of Nice
It doesn't mean anything,
or it isn't strong enough,
so maybe you shouldn't
hang onto it like
a life preserver.
But it's who I am,
it's the only thing I have,
and it's the best thing you can have,
because nice
is holding doors open
and giving compliments
and feeding the hungry
and fishing pollution out of our water
and saving the world
and you can grab onto "smart"
or "fun" or "beautiful"
but you'll drown
in the not nice.
It's the most powerful tool we have and
as long as I am nice
I stay afloat.