Does kindness shown incur no debt? <br />You blame your words, you were upset; <br />You've cursed the hand that fed you food <br />And excused your acts by your foul mood; <br />Did she who offered gentle words <br />Who took your part through facts absurd, <br />Who questioned bruises with concern <br />And hoped some day that you would learn; <br />Who takes you in when you're expelled, <br />Who mothered fears and nightmares quelled, <br />Does she not merit equal fare, <br />The one who sought your soul's repair? <br />You answer cruelly behind her back, <br />Ill-tempered sneers meant to attack; <br />How long does patience nobly stand, <br />Not turn away, withdraw its' hand? <br />Does kindness shown incur no debt? <br />You infect pure goodness with regret.<br /><br />David McLansky<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ingratitude-6/
