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Empathy

You seek a crown of gold

And yet the heart is fallow

A famine of the soul

Unbeknownst and unconcerned

The poor hunger for food and shelter

And you have an appetite that’s never satiated

The many feasts of endless delicacies and wealth

Has not spoiled your cravings

Yet they who are lacking in all that is tangible to you

Have something you lack and cannot acquire

They give to others that have less than them

And feel their anguish

And revel in their friendship

Their crown is empathy

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Written by
john-k-trainer
122 / M
Published
Feb 28, 2015
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#poem#life#poor#rich#wealth#empathy
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