by Tarn Wilson
The people I know have elegant souls.
They wear unfashionable shoes.
They drive raggedy cars.
The people I know have dignified souls.
They have cracks in their walls.
Their sweaters are pilled.
The people I know have radiant souls.
They’re an army of kindness.
They gather in kitchens.
The people I know have royal souls.
They are wise and brave.
They are frightened and brave.
They are warriors disguised.
What they know will save us.
Tarn Wilson is the author of the lyric memoir The Slow Farm, the memoir-in-essays In Praise of Inadequate Gifts (winner of the Wandering Aengus Book Award), and a craft book: 5-Minute Daily Writing Prompts: 501 Prompts to Unleash Your Creativity and Inspire You to Write. Her essays, poetry, and book reviews have appeared in numerous literary journals, including Assay, Brevity, Harvard Divinity Bulletin, River Teeth, Ruminate, Sweet Lit, and The Sun.
