Reliably Make Me Smile

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I’m sure I’ve missed a few

Off the list of things I turn to

That help me through the blue days

(Which I’m slowly getting used to)

 

My list is to assist me

In steering to my cheery place

In case I have forgotten

That there are common thing that often…

 

Make me smile

Reliably

 

Just knowing they’re there makes life a little better

Just knowing that I could always get a:

 

Cuppa Tea, Beach Boys CD, Long Hot Bath, Bangers and Mash,

Crisp Clean Sheets, Coronation Street, Daffodils and Chocolate Milk.

 

Which would reliably

Make me smile

Mileage my vary from mine for you

But it’s fine to make your own one too

An inventory of respite and distraction

That in spite of your mood might provoke a reaction

 

A catalogue could help to

Subdue your mood and tell you

In case you had forgotten

That there are common thing that often…

 

Make you smile

Reliably

 

Just knowing they’re there makes life a little better

Just knowing that you could always get a:

 

Cappuccino, Tarantino Flick, A Quick Sudoku or Crossword To Go Through

Duvet Day, Lemon Sorbet, Parma Violets or Moments of Quietness.

 

Which would reliably

Make you smile

 

A list of things that all have a knack

Of asking nothing back

So I can take ‘em

Or I can leave ‘em

Ignore ‘em

Or ask for ‘em

 

 

Just knowing they’re there makes life a little better

Just knowing that I could always get a

Smile

 

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