Taken on February 19, 2012
Isn’t it strange some people make
You feel so tired inside,
Your thoughts begin to shrivel up
Like leaves all brown and dried!
But when you’re with some other ones,
It’s stranger still to find
Your thoughts as thick as fireflies
All shiny in your mind!
—Rachel Field
Favorite Poems Old and New
edited by Helen Ferris
02.19.2024: Yes! Toxic people are exhausting.