no one wants to be their parents
but sometimes words come out
without a thought of consequences
even so
the moments of reflection afterward
the empathy of being there before
gives pause
long enough to see what happened
awareness to repair the damage done
© 2020 Jason A. Muckley
Poems for Warriors 
Great piece. I love how it gets hopeful at the end.
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Thanks Lucy! I am all about silver linings 😉
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Powerful! I love the way you write
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Thank you for this poem! I definitely catch myself doing this….
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Jason, you used an appropriately powerful word in “empathy.” So much goodness in life radiates from this attitude.
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Wonderful writing. It is up to each generation and each individual within to learn and grow and do better that’s all we can do as humans.
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