Right before the eyes close at night

I reflect on the sum total of the day,

retracing the crumbs I left behind,

and they places they remain .

What were the crumbs I left behind?

Love?

Fear?

Kindness?

Malice?

Did they bring a smile to someone’s face?

Or a chuckle to their heart?

Right before the eyes close at night

A perspective is revealed:

Serenely satisfied or simply unfulfilled.