Water
When you are given a glass of water
that you haven’t asked for
and are told to drink it
chances are
you have received some devastating news
or have suffered some trauma
your world has been turned on its head
and it is believed
that a glass of water will help you cope
and so
without really noticing
you take and drink that glass of water
and it does help
remarkably
that which we routinely consume
without a second’s thought
is of definite help in a time of crisis
I was recently handed a glass of water
that I hadn’t asked for
and was told to drink it
which I did
and
amidst the upheaval
that was then my world
that glass of water
became an anchor
so
when I turn on a tap
something fundamental
deep inside me
is eternally grateful.
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