CAN BEING KIND CHANGE A MIND?
Sometimes if I can write a rhyme
about the plight of folk in time,
kind people might be more inclined
to listen and then change their mind.
Sometimes decisions people make
have consequences in their wake,
which have not fully been foreseen
so, folk who make them are not mean.
It’s just they’re missing all the facts
that follows from their routine acts,
so, once they know the implications
they may change their inclinations.
Of course, there are those who may say
that kindness really doesn’t pay,
and businesses must make a profit
so they may make a living off it.
It’s true, some have this attitude,
but business has some latitude
to show they can have empathy
and maybe even sympathy.
But, for these kindly traits to show,
decision makers need to know
the impact that they have on those
who very often don’t disclose.
Thus, I write rhymes to help folk say
what problems they face day by day,
then when people can hear their voice
it might lead to a kinder choice.
For I believe the choice is there,
where anyone can show they care
by making choices that will not
make some lives harder than they’ve got.
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CAN BEING KIND CHANGE A MIND 2?
This rhyme is aimed at Hollister
and their adhesive canister,
which it’s been said will be withdrawn,
causing stoma folks to mourn.
Within this rhyme, I’d like to show,
some of the things that you should know
about decisions that you’ve made
and how consequences cascade.
I cannot praise ‘Adapt’ enough
for it has proved to be the stuff
that sticks appliances so well
when wearing them you’d hardly tell.
It sticks when dry and sticks when wet
so, in those times when we may get
into the water or the sea
our bags will not simply break free.
Whenever we want them to stick
Adapt adhesive does the trick,
so, it is no coincidence
that we can build self-confidence.
It seems there’s no alternative
like this adhesive fixative,
that has, for so many of us
helped to secure without a fuss.
When products work, we all agree,
that stoma patients can feel free
to live our lives more normally,
which means it’s much more orderly.
I wish to urge Hollister staff
to think about the other half,
and keep this product so we may
continue living in this way.
Be Withers 2022