Open Letter
Have you ever tried putting yourself on someone else’s shoes?
Have you ever tried to wonder how their day was?
Have you thought about what’s above the blues?
Have you been good to others?
People laugh and smile,
People cry and grieve,
Some people might be fragile,
Some people are so brave,
How do you look at people?
How about you?
How well do you judge them?
How are you?
We use our mouths as we speak
As we speak, it may be knives to stab the person
It may be a bouquet of flowers to offer relationship
Or it may be dark chocolates to express it to our love ones
We use our eyes to see things,
Seeing the things around you
Makes you understand everything
But, are you sure what you see is true?
He might be smiling,
But deep inside, he’s heartbroken,
She might be rude,
But inside her, she’s just protecting herself and is afraid to get hurt
Like how the earth revolves around the sun,
We live day by day,
We keep judging everyone,
But it doesn’t mean we’ll turn them into flowers that decay
Everyone is facing their own battle
We are all knights
Some maybe soft like waffle
But know that inside us there is a bright light
Empathy and kindness
If you can’t have them both, at least have one
It will help you to judge less
And help you love everyone
As of current events, I always put myself in the perspective of those people living in Ukraine right who are the victims of war. I can't fathom what they are going through right now and the mixed feelings they have for their loved ones and for their country. I really hope this war will be over soon. Nice piece by the way, empathy and kindness indeed is what we need for world peace to be achieved.