Choose Kindness First

You feel your face get hot and tight. Your hands ball up into fists

so white. You want to yell. You want to shout

and let those fizzy feelings out. You wanna stomp your feet right now,

or push, or shove, or throw. Whoa, stop.

Stop. Take a breath, and count to three. 1,

2, 3. Think what you say and what you do

before you let it be. 'Cause words can sting and actions hurt.

Let's choose the kind ones first. First. First. First.