Compassion, the simple man
Believes, suggests forgiveness,
Sympathy, maybe empathy,
A more complex person
May not have the grace
To recognize he does not understand,
Mistaking it for surrender.
Is compassion more and less than either?
Sad when a tree falls to the axe,
Exhilarated by the “enemy’s” failure,
Indifferent to the postman’s reality.
Always, always unable to stand clear.
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