Do not mistake my compassion for weakness
Do not mistake my compassion for weakness
Don’t be fooled, by my smiles and sweetness
For those of us, who work within the charity field
With rules and regulations, that constrains and will not yield
It will be easy to say hey, I’m trying , at least
In a world that is a contrast of famine and feast
I can hold my held up high
No I can’t and here is why
While I have to turn away vulnerable people, genuinely in times of trouble
Send them away to struggle
As a system is in place, that can only help for a limited time
Turn them away, I must, the choice is not mine
Speak up for the voiceless, has always been my motto
We live in the real world, not Santa’s grotto
I will steal a line from my favourite song
Is knowing your weakness, what made you strong
The day I stop thinking it’s not fair
I will retire and sit in my warm comfy chair
Do not mistake my compassion for weakness
Wearing my heart on my sleeve, means I’m a dreamer, not dreamless
Leandra gebrakedan august 2014
Do not mistake my compassion for weakness
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Re: Do not mistake my compassion for weakness
However hard one tries, one can't stop feeling. Heart has no door.purplelionness wrote: ↑Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:31 amDo not mistake my compassion for weakness
Wearing my heart on my sleeve, means I’m a dreamer, not dreamless
I myself forget it so often. Thanks for reminding.
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Re: Do not mistake my compassion for weakness
Great poem. Pick a line...
"We live in the real world, not Santa’s grotto"
Devastating.
"We live in the real world, not Santa’s grotto"
Devastating.
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