Difference between revisions of "Compassion"

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Have compassion for everyone you meet,<br>
Have compassion for everyone you meet,<br>
even if they don’t want it. <br>
even if they don’t want it. <br>
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You do not know what wars are going on <br>
You do not know what wars are going on <br>
down there where the spirit meets the bone.
down there where the spirit meets the bone.
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From ''The Ways We Touch: Poems''. Copyright 1997 by Miller Williams.
From ''The Ways We Touch: Poems''. Copyright 1997 by Miller Williams.


[[Category:Poetry]]
[[Category:Poetry]]

Latest revision as of 18:48, 7 October 2021

Have compassion for everyone you meet,
even if they don’t want it.
What seems conceit, bad manners, or cynicism is always a sign
of things no ears have heard, no eyes have seen.
You do not know what wars are going on
down there where the spirit meets the bone.

From The Ways We Touch: Poems. Copyright 1997 by Miller Williams.