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Heart Gentle, Eye Mindful Poetry Contest, Sponsor- Unseeking Seeker. Date written: 05/24/2024

With Gentle Hearts And Mindful Eyes


It's a lingering mystery 
What people are going through.
Everyday, we meet wounded, fragile souls 
Who conceal sadness with smiles.
They've wrapped barricades around their glass hearts,
Stamped with a "No Tresspass" sign.
If we're patient enough, 
They'll let us through with time.
With gentle hearts 
And mindful eyes,
We watch out, reach out 
And touch these broken and wounded folks.
We let them know they're not invisible,
That we see them, and hear them;
We show them that we care.
Just one big hug is enough 
To lift their despondent spirits 
And usher in bright rays of sunshine 
Into their gloomy existence.
We meet so many 
With bleeding wounds we'll never see 
Without delving much deeper.
There's nothing wrong with asking
"Are you okay?"... 
To excavate deeply buried catharsis,
To release withheld floodgates of pain.
With gentle hearts 
And mindful eyes,
We take care of ourselves 
And one another.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Crandall Avatar
July 29, 2024 at 9:49 PM
A kind, human, insightful poem
Ibeh Avatar
July 31, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Thank you very much, David:-)
George Avatar
July 1, 2024 at 9:27 PM
This is such a beautiful and healing poem of great warmth. Most of the men hide their pain in the closely sheltered caskets of their hearts. They don't want others to see it. Yet with soulful hearts and mindful eyes, if we probe deeper, they will unlock their hearts. When they thus open up, we can heal them with words of consolation. Love this. Into my FAVE.
Ibeh Avatar
July 31, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Thank you very much, Valsa:-) I really appreciate the fave!
George Avatar
May 29, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Congratulations on your win Dear, Ibeh. Cheers.
Ibeh Avatar
May 29, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Thank you very much indeed, Tonye:-)
Pandit Avatar
May 24, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Uplifting poem, my friend. I found the essence of your poem in these lines:---We let them know they're not invisible, That we see them, and hear them; We show them that we care-- -
Ibeh Avatar
May 24, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Thank you very much indeed, Vijay:-) I'm glad you liked this one. Blessings, my friend.
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