Sometimes,
when the world around you is angry
and full of hate,
turn off the internet
and step out.
Maybe you’ll see
a man you recognise as a poet
having a yarn with some homeless blokes,
a woman walking three dalmations,
people practicing tai chi in the park.
Buy some dinner,
something with cheese and potatoes
perhaps a cake to share with work mates,
or a doughnut heavy with custard
and then,
when you go home and wrap
yourself in a blanket to read,
after smiling at strangers
Somehow,
the world around might not seem
quite so bad
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