New Skin
My scares are deep but rarely seen
My heart bleeds for the petty and the mean
In a world of beauty I see so much pain
But will show kindness time and again
I refuse to give in an be one of those that take
Instead through kindness I chose to try and wake
The souls that lost their way drowned in sorrow
Only through kindness can we make a better tomorrow
Through the grit in their eyes they see only spite
I try to wipe it away and make everything right
Motives are questioned and they begin to make fun
Because for them kindness is weakness to do be done
They find the hidden scares and rip them open wide
But I stay strong with kindness and positivity at my side
Trying to awaken the souls that are lost in hate
Showing them the beauty of the world and I wait
Hoping their eyes and heart clear from their illusion of life
That they will see they don’t have to create trouble and strife
Negative emotions are always deeper and so strong
Than the positive emotions that show it’s so wrong
So let them drag me to hell and back I will not fall
If I can open their hearts there’s a better life for them all
I sit patiently and watch doing what I can
Realising against a world of spite I am only one man
From their cocoon of self-loathing I hope they emerge
Seeing a helping hand seems to make their anger surge
Self destructive and spiteful they seem happy to be
I seem to be their object to loath but they wont change me
Happiness and caring is the heart of how I live and who I am
Trying to show the world a better way even if they don’t give a dam
Their destructive power drags me down and in their bitterness I drown
I claw myself back out and with a new skin wear my kindness like a crown
My new skin grows allowing me the protection I need
To stop the spiteful ones having their daily feed
Now I sit and wait for karma to reveal their fate
Knowing I did my best to turn them around from hate
With love and kindness I let them hit the ground
In the hope that from this they will wake and come around
Knowing for the world I have done my very best
Now its their decision to do the rest
Copyright © Quinlan Reardon-Davis | Year Posted 2015
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