feedback

for Maria

I learned early on:
when I want a champion
I get one in you.
If I need a counselor
advocate
critic or challenger
I have one in you

What is a manager?
I don't know,
could be anything
—shouldn't be anyone
who can't be a leader
to earn your truth
inspire your trust.

"When the net is strong
you can leap,
where the earth is firm
you can stand."

I leave my worries in
your patient, proven hands
exactly where I
know they fit