Humbly, I entered their space

Our client, Tova, is a psychologist in private practice in Rockville. She is also a beautiful writer. Tova's "right fit" volunteer position is working with children from low income families served by So What Else.

Humbly/ I entered their space/

Walking the fine line between being an authority figure and being a random new volunteer/ They play kickball, basketball or capture the flag. After a few visits I’m invited to join-- Walking the fine line between being an adult and being a kid playing on the playground/ I am taught to let them work it out when cheating is suspected Because part of their job is to learn to work things out-- and part of my job Is to offer honesty over team loyalty/ Because there is a thick line there, And the truth matters/ I love how they look out for each other even as they are teasing each other-- I love feeding them/ Knowing their bellies are full/

At this point I still don’t know their stories beyond this playground-- but I know I plan to stick around/ because they captured the flag /And my heart.