Poems About Responsibility by Top Critiquers

and when trouble arose,
as it is wont to do  
she asked for clarification,  
rather than allow assumption  
to make a fool of us both;  
she gave her translation
of my misspoken words,  
allowing me to speak better,  
more clearly in my intent;  
then she smiled, all the way  
to her eyes, having plucked  
the chord of familiarity growing  
between her and I; on days  
like today, I know tomorrow  
we will arise friends once again