Compassionate Counselor

A tribute to Richard Bloch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You listen,

     but so much more.

You hear

     without judgement.

You're open,

     you care.

 

To the weak

     you give strength.

To the frightened

     you give courage.

To the lost

     you give a compass..

 

You don't give pills

   to mask the pain.

You don't dictate

   the path to take.

You do not judge...

   you counsel.

 

You are a therapist

   because you care.

 

G.K.Bostic - 3/13/11

Author's Note

This was written for the Writer's Island Prompt #11: Tribute and is a tribute to the man who, perhaps, saved my life many years ago.

Reviews

[Tommy]

Compassion, it really is perception without judgment isn't it...I have a few of these people in my life, and truly they drive me to grip survival's slippery tale...I think the best therapists are the ones who have been there and experienced the pain; Grief conceives empathy through understanding...

Great Write Gloria!
RLG,
Tommy