I Will Try, I Will Try…

In conversation,
Probably,
Most times I want
Your sympathy;
For you to see
My Point of View,
For you to feel
My Scars,
For you to be
My Ally;
But this time…
I will try
I will try
To be More EMPATHETIC.

It doesn’t always come easy
No, not for most,
But I will try
I will try
To LISTEN,
To be More UNDERSTANDING.

And I will try
To LIFT YOU UP!
To see you as you are:
CLEAN and PURE and WHOLE;
I will try to remember this
When you are low,
SULLIED and USED and BROKEN.

The world can be cruel
Sometimes,
That it hardens your heart;
So I will show
I will show
More KINDNESS.

We’ve all lost our way
At one time or another,
So I will be
I will be
More PATIENT.

We all get tired —
Tired of LIFE!
So I will bring
To this world
More
COMPASSION.