They have so much in common compassion and empathy <br />And those who do possess them are blessed 'twould seem to me <br />For these are rare enough gifts in the Human World of today <br />Where many are poor and homeless and in life have lost their way <br />Those with empathy and compassion in words never put others down <br />And you never will find them amongst the judgemental of the town <br />They feel for the suffering of others more of their type we do need <br />For their kindness and generosity of spirit as good people they do succeed <br />Those with empathy and compassion always helping people in poverty <br />They help the homeless and the destitute and they help the refugee <br />If everyone were like them there would not be poverty and crime <br />And war that cause death and suffering would be of another time <br />But not everyone is like them which does seem sad to say <br />So for those with compassion and empathy let us hear the loud hooray.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/compassion-and-empathy/
