Compassion - An Understanding: A Humanitarian Poem

Compassion - An Understanding

This poem seeks to establish the right idea of compassion. Is it a mere outward display of sympathy or an emotion that essentially makes humans human?

Compassion, Compassion,

What's it all about?

Love, empathy, care and no-doubt!

It's just a scrappy old puzzle,

And lots of pieces to juggle,

Out-and-out only through tenderness,

And yes, don't omit astuteness!

Compassion, Compassion,

What's it all about?

Is it only pity?

Or can ya include sympathy?

You must certainly be humane,

Sufficient enough to easily sustain,

Or all that you'd have to hold,

Would be a basket of pain and heavy load!

Compassion, Compassion,

You know what's it all about,

An outpour of love,

A helping glove,

A shovel and saw sensitive,

A pail and can supportive.

Compassion, Compassion,

All that I want, 

Is what humanity wants,

An end to people's taunt,

Spread of utter jocund,

And misery absolutely shunned.

Gaurav Chandra Tuli