Old Tommy
I saw the best of humanity on the day That the small, blue car shoved old Tommy away And he slowly collapsed to the tarmac I saw the best of humanity that day When the man in the van leapt out and ran to help To lift him from the ground And I dashed in with my phone Ready to call the ambulance Old Tommy insisted he didn’t need I saw the best of humanity that day When the small, blue car’s driver offered me her details When the queue behind were patience itself, once they knew And when the man put old Tommy in his van To take him home, to watch him for shock To be late for his own appointment I saw the best of humanity that day In the tired, pale eyes of the young neighbour Fighting for breath under the weight of her children Who told me how stubborn old Tommy was How he’d lost his wife six months before How she kept his daughter’s phone number, just in case I see the worst of humanity every day In the great and famous who punish the poor for the crime of pove...