Do not be hurt
By happenstance things;
A wreck on the roadway,
Late-coming trains.
A broken tea-cup,
A waistline grown fatter-
Things you can fix
Don't really matter.
But take care of hearts
(And things that are fragile)
And yours will grow wings
And become ever agile.
Patti Masterman
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/happenstance-things/
