fix all the things around you —
clean the house/
mend the pile sitting to the sides/
ask for promotions at work/
and give every animal in the house
a clean bill of health/
and of course
care for your chosen people
one
by
one

and maybe
after all that is done
you’ll feel like you can maybe
allow yourself to look inside
and start to attempt to
fix
yourself

[just kidding, the outside fixes never end

but you’d rather have it that way anyway
wouldn’t you?]