Scott Simpson · Poetry

Scarcity Mind

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Scarcity Mind

My day is crowded:

tabs stacked like dishes,

a schedule frayed

at the edge.

I think: I don’t have

enough time to listen, enough

heart to reach again, enough

self to give away.

Then a student says,

“Thanks for asking about my dog.”

And the world turns

slightly toward abundance.