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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 © Edward Ibeh | Year Posted 2024

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David Crandall Date: 7/29/2024 9:49:00 PM A kind, human, insightful poem Login to Reply Edward Ibeh Date: 7/31/2024 11:54:00 AM Thank you very much, David:-)

Valsa George Date: 7/1/2024 9:27:00 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. Login to Reply Edward Ibeh Date: 7/31/2024 11:53:00 AM Thank you very much, Valsa:-) I really appreciate the fave!

Tonye George Date: 5/29/2024 4:33:00 AM Congratulations on your win Dear, Ibeh. Cheers. Login to Reply Edward Ibeh Date: 5/29/2024 1:15:00 PM Thank you very much indeed, Tonye:-)

Vijay Pandit Date: 5/24/2024 5:14:00 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-- - Login to Reply Edward Ibeh Date: 5/24/2024 8:14:00 AM Thank you very much indeed, Vijay:-) I'm glad you liked this one. Blessings, my friend.