Life is not just about witnessing
Events that cause you or others pain,
It’s about whether you can feel it
About if you can empathise and care enough,
To share and feel enough to cry
And understand the enormity of the loss and all the sorrow,
If it makes your heart feel heavy
And it makes you feel so very sad,
It means you get it and that you’ve not succumbed to
The hardening against suffering,
And that you’re still open and willing to accept the pain
That others go through so you can help them in some way.
And not just turn a blind eye and walk away.
fauxcroft 