Cruelty Of Others Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Tender emotions being taken through the coals, pain
of sadness cutting to the center of my being.

No reason other than the cruelty of other people,
uncaring and self-centered, thinking of themselves.

Wrapped in a cocoon of self-realization, isolated
from reality, hiding from the world.

Sadness envelopes me to see and feel this coming so
intuitively, feeling it intensely within.

Others, not understanding at all, not realizing that
I am so empathetic towards others.

A hard thing to have as part of being, but it's there
and nothing can be done about it, just suffer alone.

Not saying anything to anyone, only one closest friend
understands to some degree what I go through all the time.