Forgive them for their ignorance since ignorance is bliss <br />What empathy is all about the point they seem to miss <br />Their great lack in compassion does not seem a surprise <br />Since not that many people know how to empathize <br />With people who are doing it tough they do not wish to know <br />Of the have nots of the poor streets of poverty and woe <br />Cocooned in their self centredness they do not wish to hear <br />Of the poverty that does exist even to where they live near <br />Forgive them for their ignorance they cannot help the way they are <br />They drive around the leafy Suburb showing off their brand new car <br />To the material things of life they only can relate <br />Only their own and their family successes they wish to celebrate <br />Forgive them for their ignorance some people are that way <br />And their type are growing in numbers that does seem sad to say.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/forgive-them/
