I can sit alone in cafes
Check my phone & sip my tea
Read a book, glance around
Sit back comfortably

I might book tickets to the pictures
And only take myself
Wander around old walking parks
And tend my mental health

I can sit on benches or the train
Venture to the sea
I can find my way back home again
And wonder if I’ve been

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