#empathize
. ***Tear in the eye
wound in the heart***
Teardrops ... that drip
from these eyes
shall never be hidden
No mask of humiliation
shall cloak
an empathetic soul
Tears fall without shame ...
Cleansing tears wept
of undisguised
merciful surrender,
purging the essence
of mending heart;
shamelessly
pouring forth,
unsifted
grain and chaff
together as one
to willingly exhale
compassionate breathe ―
into a sympathy
impoverished world
Being mindful ―
never wanting
misspoken words
to further
another’s pain
when there is
an unwillingness
to unveil the very core,
the wisdom of silence
reveals
Lean into imperfection's blossoms …
Embrace the light
from disregarded
tears shed,
releasing the traces
of the spirit of love
within the soul
Blessed be
the empathetic
almsgiver
consoling with love
without pity
Giving love
is to share
unconditionally
with eternal purpose;
flooding forth
a flow of empathy
onto a love
deprived world …
Love more ~
Harlon Rivers
Jan 21, 2018
Jan 21, 2018 at 7:34 PM UTC
I don't know who these tears are for;
They're like the unsent letters on my desk.
I can't explain them;
They keep coming out
Of my eyes and hands
For the ones I cannot name.
They say and mean many things
But I can't show them to anyone.
They surround me
Like wild thriving grass after the rain.
I don't know who all these are for,
But I do know they are all from me.
Dec 2, 2017
Dec 2, 2017 at 10:30 PM UTC
i don't need views
likes won't help me neither
sharing what I feel does
recognition is not needed
I just want someone to empathize
this is my way of reaching out
i apologize if you read my "stuff"
letting everything out makes me feel better
and this is where I feel home, in poetry
Oct 16, 2017
Oct 16, 2017 at 2:19 PM UTC