If kindness was like sex

 Imagine if people treated kindness like sex.

Offered crudely, but frequent.

Worried about, but offered in a big swing.

Pursued with vigor, given often.

Given causally, without whim.

Though frowned upon, bought and sold.

Imbued in everything, suggestive, overblown.

We probably still wouldn’t appreciate it.

Location: Fort Myers, FL, USA

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