Compassion become a curse
Open hearts become trampled on
Meaningful gestures get misinterpreted
Pitying become so despised
Acts of kindness become easily forgotten
Selflessness become such a rarity
Sheltering a lost soul become dangerous
Inner reflection become a joke
Open spirits slam shut like books
Natural empathy become lost to us?
©Vivian Zems
(#Acrostic poem)
Smell The Coffee 
May 8, 2018 at 8:47 pm
Excellent questions in an excellent acrostic poem. ☺❤
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May 8, 2018 at 11:20 pm
Thanks, Walt!
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May 9, 2018 at 1:52 am
You’re welcome ☺
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May 8, 2018 at 9:09 pm
How indeed… there must be something to learn from that.
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May 8, 2018 at 9:30 pm
How come? But was it ever any different?
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May 8, 2018 at 9:39 pm
Coming to think of it……..
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May 8, 2018 at 9:57 pm
🙂
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May 8, 2018 at 9:42 pm
Excellent acrobatic and good questions all of them. I think we have had hints of this but it is only in the age of trump that we have gotten so bad.
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May 8, 2018 at 9:46 pm
You raise some really pertinent questions here. Empathy seems to be a dirty word these days.
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May 8, 2018 at 9:59 pm
Great acrostic. It is hard to find empathy, at the store, the bank, church. Everybosy’s all, “have a nice day”. We just have to carry an extra measure to share. Good word Vivian!
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May 8, 2018 at 10:46 pm
Fantastic Acrostic Vivian.
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May 8, 2018 at 11:06 pm
Nice description in this line: “Open spirits slam shut like books” Hopefully they open again.
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May 10, 2018 at 9:18 am
Thanks Frank!
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May 8, 2018 at 11:44 pm
You raise some profound questions in your wonderful acrostic!
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May 10, 2018 at 9:17 am
Thanks Jo!
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May 9, 2018 at 1:21 am
A much needed pondering, indeed.
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May 10, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Indeed!
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May 9, 2018 at 1:47 am
A strong expression of the sad state we are in and a topic I feel very strongly about. Empathy is taught, modeled, nurtured through nurturing. I believe desensitization by social media, violence in games, movies….all this changes the brains of our children. We are deconstructing the compassion we teach them early by poisoning them with media garbage. They lose imagination, creativity, fresh air, eye contact, social skills. Sorry for my little rant. Your poem is very moving, Vivian.
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May 10, 2018 at 9:17 am
Thanks Mish ..I happen to agree with you. It’s frustrating to see the effects of lack of empathy.
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May 9, 2018 at 1:49 am
That is kind of how complacency is born. I wise and thought provoking poem Vivian!
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May 10, 2018 at 9:12 am
Thanks Carrie!
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May 9, 2018 at 2:44 am
While the questions continue to be asked, there is hope…
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May 10, 2018 at 9:11 am
We hope…
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May 9, 2018 at 3:05 am
Great job Vivian! Love the acrostic… so sad that we can’t learn to agree to disagree instead of simply lashing out at those who think differently!
Dwight
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May 10, 2018 at 9:11 am
Thanks Dwight, if only…sigh!
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May 9, 2018 at 3:32 am
Love the thoughts in your Acrostic. Good to ponder. Nice work.
Pat
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May 10, 2018 at 9:10 am
Thanks Pat!
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May 9, 2018 at 9:15 am
Splendid acrostic, Vivian 💜 Empathy seems to be lost nowadays..
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May 10, 2018 at 9:09 am
It sure is, Sanaa! Thank you 😊
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May 9, 2018 at 12:24 pm
It’s a slow erosion but glares once one enumerates, as you have done here, all the losses entailed. Salute.
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May 10, 2018 at 9:09 am
Thanks Ron . Indeed it is.
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May 9, 2018 at 2:20 pm
Compassion is much needed.
Very creative!
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May 10, 2018 at 9:08 am
Thanks, Anita!
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May 9, 2018 at 3:56 pm
We each have a responsibility for putting out there in the universe kindness and compassion … especially now when the antithesis of all good things seems disseminated everywhere we look.
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May 10, 2018 at 1:59 pm
Well said!
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May 10, 2018 at 5:08 am
Profound and brilliant!
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May 10, 2018 at 1:58 pm
Thank you! 😊
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May 13, 2018 at 4:46 pm
This is great!
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May 15, 2018 at 12:01 am
Thank you! 😊
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August 29, 2018 at 12:42 am
This goes straight to the heart! And I’ve been asking myself the very same question. When did it happen? How? Without drifting off into cliches and platitudes. And I think that confronted with so much evil, some people just simply give up. So they need that reminder.
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