I used to take my phone to the bathroom
Reading Facebook or scrolling Instagram
The anxiety from the apocalyptic attitudes
Inspired me to delete those profiles
So then I took my phone to the bathroom
Reading Google articles and searching specific topics
But the anxiety spreads like an oil stain
So now I leave my phone behind
And read a book of poetry about birds instead
The library soothes my belly and my soul
My mind grateful for the reprieve
It is time to go back to our roots of communication
Write letters and make phone calls
Read books and go for walks in your neighborhood
Ignore the doomsday news stations
Ignore the racist fascist Nazis
All this has allowed me freedom from my own fear
Yes the world is terrifying
But have you read any poems about birds lately?
