The Kindness Of Others Poem by Meg Lealand

Sometimes, the kindness of others,
Overwhelms me.
Forgetting war, and poverty, and greed-
Just for now.
Has someone ever stopped you in the street,
A total stranger.
And said 'Sorry, I think you just dropped this.'
Your purse.
It would be so easy for them to take,
But they don't.
I think that's lovely- really great.
Or another example.
On a site where no-one knows anyone else.
People say 'You're poem's great.'
Even if it really isn't.
That's lovely too, don't you think?
A real confidence boost- thank you strangers!
You don't know me.
But no-one cares.

Sometimes, the kindness of complete strangers astounds me.
But in a good way.