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To Care

by Odin odin@aflx.com — Read all 3,869 poems by Odin odin@aflx.com

“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”
― J.K. Rowling,

Sunday, March 3, 2024


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To Care

 

Has caring become an endangered principle?

 

Has order caved to chaos from uncaring beings?

 

Will reconciliation forever be void of a caring person?

 

To care for someone is to have and share purpose,

To have courage against rejection,

To be altruistic and attentive.

 

To care about another’s happiness

Is to be ready to sacrifice,

To give little attention to negative findings,

To allow the reflections of euphoria

Find purchase in one’s inner peace,

That place where caring takes on its true identity,

Something other than a shadow,

A way of being,

Allowing full exposure from shadow to sunlight.

 



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Reviewed by Diana Legun
Reviewed on March 7, 2024
You found an arresting photograph for this piece, Odin. Better than words that picture, in showing the flesh of generation begetting generation…the hundred-year journey. Also, the message in your lines here is good manna. . good Rx. . . these words ‘care, courage, attentive,’ they culminate this rich message in your line “A way of being,”. That points to the ‘human’ part of ‘being,’ and if only an ‘e’ could be added to the word ‘human.’ Thank you ~~ djl

Reviewed by John Herlihy
Reviewed on March 6, 2024
I think the answer to your questions is yes, yes, yes. Such an important topic worth exploring, since nowadays there is so little caring.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on March 4, 2024
Good question. Misinformation about what's happening at our border and in the Middle East and other places around the globe, make some people less tolerant and fearful. Even on things like others who they don't understand or care for. It takes understanding to be able to care without fear.

Ron

Reviewed by Richard Cederberg
Reviewed on March 3, 2024
Not very often (anymore) do humans reach out to one another in genuine love and noble caring. And even rarer does another’s selflessness intone melodies as a balm to the brokenhearted. Perhaps one person truly caring for another represents life's greatest value. Thanks for sharing. r
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