Act Of Kindness Poem by Dr Vidya Hariharan

My neighbour gives me stuff,
Tasty food, gossip and guff,
She rings the bell and calls me out,
Whenever she has a doubt,
About bill payment or G pay,
She comes to me with her fears
Of a heart attack, in tears.
My friends ask me, to her why
I am so extremely nice,
When actually I am irascible
And have no time to fiddle-faddle.
I tell them to remember,
One day we'll all be like her,
My out-dated neighbour
Whose kids live in countries far,
The world will not wait for us
We would certainly miss the bus!
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