Empathy

 

Be kinder to me
I’m going through a lot
of pain that you can’t see
but maybe you sense it
but you run
and want me to use a mask
because you think it’s wrong to show my weakness
and imperfection
but I feel it anyway
I feel it all,
so that when you suffer I’ll be there
to no longer judge you
but to accept
and be kinder to you.