THE TOLL-TAKER

You must pass through

This place

To get to

The other side,

To cross over.

You can’t go freely, though.

There is a price to pay.

And someone there

Waiting to collect.

Will you pay them

Just what is owed?

Or more…?

Kindness could be

Your random gratuity.

How you treat the toll-taker

Is how you treat yourself.