Effect Of Empathy

When you envisage yourself in anothers shoes,

Understanding, in their struggles, what they lose,

When you realize one day you may face the same,

Completely equating to their consuming sense of pain,

You are aware of what a testing journey we all take,

Where experiences can cause your resolve to break,

Where defences we build around us can be breached,

Where the tender core of our being can be reached,

You know severity of a predicament is eased by giving.

You know you must intervene to help them in living.

In doing this, you have undoubtedly made a true friend,

So when you're in need, on their support you can depend !