Kicking Ass
You know who you are
#You# kick ass for thumbing your nose at the spiritual intelligentsia.
_You_ kick ass for kissing my boyfriend.
>You< kick ass for using a feather as a stylus.
=You= kick ass for loving lemurs more than people.
~You~ kick ass for dancing with swords.
{You} kick ass for seeing your own demons.
-You- kick ass for turning rags into quilts.
!You! kick ass for giving away your wisdom.
...you kick ass for enduring the unendurable.
'You' kick ass for writing bad poetry and showing the world.
*You* kick ass for relentlessly pursuing the light.
]You[ kick ass for building.
\You\ kick ass for defending the poor.
:You: kick ass for leaving the asshole.
^You^ kick ass for believing.
/You/ kick ass for seeing me differently.
`You' kick ass for treating the unfortunates like royalty.
)You( kick ass for opening completely.
+You+ kick ass for not judging.
\You/ kick ass for paying it forward.
$You$ kick ass for sharing the wealth.
%You% kick ass for making a ballet out of pain and rage.
;You; kick ass for promoting nudity.
||You|| kick ass for treating her right.
OYouO kick ass for howling at the moon.
+|You|+ kick ass for laughing at Death.
.:You:. kick ass for feeding the masses.
*You* kick ass for seeking the brilliance.
#You# kick ass for holding out for better.
_You_ kick ass for giving the heart a hearth.
!You! kick ass for speaking your mind.
&You& kick ass for never forgetting.
|/You\| kick ass for being right on time.
?You? kick ass for reading the entire thing.
@You@ kick ass for baring your soul.
~You~ kick ass for listening with your whole heart.
>You< kick ass for being you, despite what that gets you.
^You^ kick ass for being somebody's angel.
I am grateful to know so many kick-ass people.
Carry on.