Be Kind

Devil with a big heart

Angel with a broken wing

Loser was a champion;

Sacrifices made to win

The innocent advantage took

Dismissed upon a single look

The battered pages of her life

Judged as the cover of a book

The angry man is quick to blame

He's haunted by a child's pain

The lucky girl who got it wrong

Went dancing to the daemon's song

That person who has everything

Who also holds deep shame within 

The quiet one who longs to sing:

Musician with a broken string

Lovers turned to savages

For speaking different languages

Where lays the seed that grows the hate?

The least to lose the most to gain

A liar with a good excuse

Innocence in time to lose

Mysteries of ripples from

Below the surface of the pond

Of all we've gained through time the cost

Is some of us have gotten lost

The more we seek, the more we'll find

But only if our eyes are kind

Reviews

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A most telling and delightful piece, that flows perfectly, makes one smile for the most part, well done, good read.

[barleygirl]

I love the rhythm of your poem which reminds me of a nursery rhyme & seems similarly haunting & taunting . . . every stanza brings forth an image from real life that I could relate to some situation where unkindness crushed someone. It's amazing how much people accept unkindness . . . or even a lack of kindness, simple cold dismissal. It's a way of life & often people are suspicious if you reach out becuz the only ones reaching out are the scam artists! (I really don't feel this bleak, but I'm just streaming on the imagery you presented). Great writing! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[emmajoy]

' The more we seek, the more we'll find - But only if our eyes are kind '

Such gentle finely metered stanzas, each as telling as its neighbour. Awareness put clearly but with respect. As those two final lines, they could be your own personal mantra. Thank you so much, ellemorell.

[Chris Shaw]

Ripples disturb the balance. Send waves of trouble. Kindness is everything, even when relationships don't work out. Kindness costs nothing and is a gift to all on the receiving end.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

your last line says it all...we need kindness and love...hate cannot win out, and won't unless we let it.
and sometimes we just can't tell who is the devil or who is the angel.
j.