True Caring

The art of giving without expectations Of putting yourself forward without obligations To hold forth with empathy and humanity Without martyrdom or conceited vanity To judge not those that are forlorn With pretentious airs or snidest scorn Or patronize with subtle condemnation Or make light of another’s desperation Encourage with compassion and open mind And look for clues that may lie behind The anguish or the reasons for the pain Insightfulness that could easily explain Listen always with your heart and soul And never try to badger or control Empower others with their own esteem Allow them to vent and let off pent up steam Always be the giver, not the taker And never be the liar or the faker Be humble and forever truly real Sincerity and truth will surely heal