Attention, please

Here is your attention.

Allow me to hold it for you.

Just a short while.

Don’t worry.

I know how protective you are of it.

And I know how restless it is.

It’s a great honour to be given your attention.

Your attention is incredibly popular.

So many are fighting for it.

People are paying extraordinary amounts to keep it.

Absurd when you consider just how wayward your attention can be.

Always running off despite how intently you try to place it.

Getting stuck on things you’d really rather it didn’t.

It wants to wander again.

BOLLOCKS.

There you are, I’ve brought it back.

I’ll cover its ears while I ask these next questions.

Do you worry you’ve been wasting your attention?

Where has it been lately? What kind of things does it bring back and hold on to?

Perhaps you should consider training it.

Putting it only in positive places.

Feeding it nourishing, wholesome things.

Giving it proper breaks.

I think mine is disordered.

I never took the tests.

It helps to be mindful of where it goes.

And when.

And why.

Sometimes, it needs to be forgiven.

Other times, it deserves praise.

I’ll let you take yours back now.

It seems tired.

Promise you’ll take better care of it?