Only Kindness

Only kindness lets me write.
It allows the words to come into sight.
Life is hard enough without your kind.
Wagging your tongue of evil thoughts in your mind.

It's hard to pray for someone like you.
It's hard to forgive someone who makes you feel blue.
We hang on to that last knot on the rope.
As someone like you cuts off the last bit of hope.

We fall to pieces in disarray upon the ground.
As you have no regard whether we ever make a sound.
It takes all we have to vent our dismay.
But you don't care if we have got anything to say.

I've said enough, I understand too much.
How to use meaness as a crutch.
My prayer is up in the sky.
I hope Jesus finds his way into your minds eye.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Rutherford Avatar
August 8, 2016 at 3:31 PM
Hi Robert ,reading over some comments on my page ,came across one of your reviews of one of my poems ,you had said to check out this one.I like how you wrote this poem ,last line sums it all up. Anne
Dietrich Avatar
May 8, 2013 at 12:09 PM
almost posted a day to this time of the month a year ago!! This one that I found of yours and that I am enjoying again!
Caulfield Avatar
June 6, 2012 at 5:17 PM
Good poem Robert. with all the little poems that you put into your comments, you could fill a large interesting volume. Thank you for all the comments you send my way.
Wesley Avatar
May 14, 2012 at 7:28 PM
Had to come back a see what I said that made you so happy! I think you are special Robert, always makes me happy to find you writing; you do great things with poems and comments. Luv, Lizzie
Wesley Avatar
May 14, 2012 at 7:26 PM
Had to come back a see what I said that mad you so happy! I think you are special Robert, always makes me happy to find you writing; you do great things with poems and comments. Luv, Lizzie
Wesley Avatar
May 14, 2012 at 10:03 AM
The words you write sound so blue, this travestsy that's done to you; If I could find this evil tattle I'd shake him till his teeth would rattle and give his tongue a chew. My oh my, that took a lot out of me!
Williams Avatar
May 11, 2012 at 2:28 AM
Robert very well written, thanks for your comments and I enjoy your rhymes..David
Squyres Avatar
May 10, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Deeply moving !! Sometimes it's hard to follow the rule ...forgive and forget....sometimes it's forgive and learn. I like that you ended this with a prayer for the one who needed it. Well written, enjoyed !!
Dietrich Avatar
May 9, 2012 at 4:24 PM
I enjoy this one expressing your emotions and thoughts, Robert. I am so glad I have never felt badly enough about anyone to have to struggle with these feelings. Well, my mother in law is about as bad as it gets, but I tolerate her. hahaha
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