She Weeps
She weeps for us For our pettiness And still, we drink her tears Oblivious, she is crying We turn a deaf ear To the whimpering To the trembling Of our precious earth If only more would realize How much her tears are worth
Tag: Empathy
Lean On
Everyone needs a friend Somebody to lean on Beginning to end
In Between
Glasses help you see The writing on the wall But the meaning in between They can’t see at all So, look all you want Study what you see Then slowly close your eyes And see what can’t be seen The thought, feeling, emotion The meaning in between
Seeds of Change
Wildflowers bloom In the middle of it all Up from cracked concrete They grow ‘til they fall Scattered by wind Drenched by rain Their cycle of life Is never in vain Wildflowers bloom To spread seeds of change
Ready to Hear
We don’t always speak We don’t always listen There are many things For years we’ve been missing Each other’s truths All the hurts, the fears The unheard voices Traveling, years and years To reach the ears That are ready to hear
Hunger is Real
The birds search for seed At dizzying rates But we, we all Leave food on our plates The squirrels bury And ration their food But we, we all Eat without gratitude Some people worry About when next, they’ll eat But we, we all From our diets do cheat Forgetting it’s a privilege To have… Read More Hunger is Real
Nameless and Faceless
Living in the shadow Of gods and men Are nameless and faceless Women and men Giving of themselves Again, and again Living in the shadow Of gods and men
Deepest of Roots
Sometimes fate Is hard to bear When life grows heavy And seems unfair But roots run deep When left to grow Hidden anchors Hard at work below Sending nutrients From the ground Up to the branches Where fruit abounds The branches bend Under the weight Fruit is picked The tree fulfills its fate Feeding the… Read More Deepest of Roots
A Hand
Some are hurting And in need of a friend That person in life Whom they can depend To extend a hand Though they may not take it Choosing to push past Annoyed and jaded By all of the times They needed someone Only to reach out And see their help run Smaller and smaller A… Read More A Hand
One Drop
It starts with One drop Two then four And hundreds more Together forming A puddle Soon to be A reservoir Showing there is Strength In a pool of Possibility Where one drop Of kindness Could become a sea Of empathy
