Have you ever seen shame
The glimpse of hurt within the shadow of the eye
The glimmer of hope fading with every second of realization
Have you ever tried to feel the hurt of another
When the moment comes
The attack falling on ones Soul
The pain ravaging the Mind
To see the truth
To feel the answer
Some call it empathy
To bestow is apathy
To acknowledge is neccessity
That is wisdom
For I have seen shame
The sadness and despair
The energy of pain
I wish never to see it again
“Shame is the one thing that could save humanity”
Loosely quoted for Tarkovsky’s movie “Solaris”
At times I think we all see this and this spurns us to move forward. My own past checked with parts that I am not proud of. We live and learn, from mistakes of the past, lessons are hard, but using what we learn we are not what we were yesterday nor who we are tomorrow.
~mossy~ i like the quote… I can understand the wisdom… perhaps we can learn to live it
~dumakey~ very wise my friend… very wise indeed…
I am enjoying catching up on your blog. Your words are those of a kindred spirit. Beautiful prose and poetry!
~kalliope~ thank you my friend