Monday, October 3, 2011

Poem: An Excess of Compassion


an excess of compassion
leads one to believe
that the world can be changed

that people can be delivered
from whatever excesses
they chose to indulge in

that their deeply rooted faults
can be ripped up by their stems
and that someday good fruit will be produced

that hands devoid of resources
can reach for their own bread
rather than looking for handouts

an excess of compassion
is a dangerous vice
one that I choose not to indulge in

Author's Note: this work is satirical and meant to as a polemic against hardheartedness towards those in need. Its intent is to invoke compassion rather than discourage it.

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