Spencer has a bounce in his gait
that says he's happy to see you,
no matter who you may be.
Spencer shines a light for his peers
that touches them whether they
know it or not.
Without asking for reparations, without taking the spotlight,
without shouting his deep, abiding goodness,
Spencer just is.
And someday his classmates
will look back with awe
that they were lucky enough
to have had him.
CLR 2010