to let our blood pressure rise,
our stomachs churn,
our voices crack from yelling,
or we could turn off our devices,
fold up our papers,
and
find your good news
in the group handing out
winter coats on street corners,
in the students shoveling
sidewalks and driveways,
in the older couple checking
on their homebound neighbors,
in the employer paying
hourly workers to stay home,
in all the people, places,
hearts, and hands overlooked
by the editors and producers.
©
2018 Thom M. Shuman
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