Common ground. The words were printed on a T-shirt that caught my eye during a morning walk. You’ve probably seen similar slogans. Choose kindness. Be nice. Be a good human.

Positive, those messages. But as I pondered that shirt, the writer inside tapped me on the shoulder and whispered, “Show, don’t tell.”

Yes, of course. Familiar and sage advice to master the craft.

Tap, tap, tap. Another whisper. “Your craft is about more than written words. With every thought and action, you are writing the unique story of your life.”

The words on the T-shirts are simply reminders. More important, the deeper inquiry:

Am I living my poem?

Am I living my poem?