Is it really
"selfless love"
if you're expecting
a pay off above?

When a storm hits inside me
it is not to be contained by the walls of my timid flesh.
Violent winds send tremors
down my spine and through my extremities
with the strength of tornadoes  
that rip houses from their pastures.
Tsunamis of salt flood and sting
the shallow pools on my face  
followed by the fire of lightning
that scorches the base of my feeble chest.

A destruction so visible, no way to resist.

If you have the opportunity to make someone's day better,
to cause even a split second smile in another being
take it
every chance you get
Not in hopes it'll be immediately reciprocated
but with certainty that the positivity you shared
will one day be released into the universe
like contagious compassion in the atmosphere.
Enough for everyone.