Kindness Brings What Kindness Does

Within a measured caste, am I,
yet treasured by the skies above
or so it seems, when, like a dove,
my soul has wings, has learned to fly

And freedom is a treasured thing
I find in dusky days and nights
alit by stars and firelights,
though open heart is all I bring

And I, though humble cast-away,
am rescued by an unknown Queen,
removed from all the pain that’s been,
may find a home where I may stay

So, for the kindness She bestows
upon my weary heart and mind,
I, too, must give my heart in kind
and treasure my life, highs and lows

No longer dirty, beaten-down;
no longer tiresome, parched and faint,
I lend my soul without complaint
to She, the bearer of that Crown

For kindness brings what kindness does,
as proven throughout history,
as proven, yet, if but by me
in all I am, and all that was

written for the doll, Sofya, in the Skotos world of Castle Marrach, in honor of Queen Vivienne