compassion – Deb Hawken

As I Talk

A prose poem that came to me this morning as pure inspiration, it was interesting writing it to find out what it was about. It’s a walk through the learning of life and a journey to self-respect and compassion.

I believed

In being a person I could be proud of:kind, compassionate, thoughtful, there.I wanted to be this personbecause I’d only ever met one such individual;he was always there.A good role model.I thought that decency, kindness and compassionwould attract people who felt the same way.Instead, everything I had to offer was drained,and still I wasn’t good enough.IContinueContinue reading “I believed”

The Edge of Humanity

At the edge of HumanityThere is a spaceA gap representing a choiceLife has assaulted youBeaten you backDestroyed your youthful dreamsLeft you bereftAngryDisappointedDisillusionedBroken?You feel outside hopeWorthlessTrodden down by the success of othersDiminished by being differentYou’re all wrong in this worldFor any number of reasonsThat don’t exist anywhereOther than in the minds of thoseWho make themselves feelContinueContinue reading “The Edge of Humanity”

I Know

Photo by Andre Furtado on Pexels.com I know what it means To be injured without injuries To have everything and nothing To be well off but emotionally impoverished To have diamonds but no hugs I know how it feels To hear words without truth To be blamed for the cruelty of others First they makeContinueContinue reading “I Know”