Poetry Corner #24

Be Kind
     By: Charles Bukowski

we are always asked
to understand the other person's
viewpoint
no matter how
out-dated
foolish or obnoxious.

one is asked
to view
their total error
their life-waste
with
kindliness,
especially if they are
aged.

but age is the total of
our doing.
they have aged
badly
because they have
lived
out of focus,
they have refused
to see.

not their fault?

whose fault?
mine?

I am asked to hide
my viewpoint
from them
for fear of their
fear.

age is no crime

but the shame
of a deliberately
wasted
life

among so many
deliberately
wasted
lives
 is. 

I'm happy that I'vestarted blogging again it makes me happy and gives me something to do!

DFTBA
-Janussa