Empathy Poem by Khairul Ahsan
Empathy
When I see someone being scolded,
Reprimanded or rebuked for any reason or none,
For any guilt proved, unproved or even disproved,
I as an onlooker silently empathize with the person
And scold myself for not rising to the occasion
And save him from the ignominy.
An imaginary picture appears in my vision,
That of his mother in a distant corner of the world
Busy with her usual daily chores. I imagine an unseen
Bell tolls in her heart while her child faces the ordeal.
She moves about restlessly in apprehension of a danger.
Instantly I empathize with her too, as I imagine her pain
That would torment her seeing her child's predicaments.
Dhaka
14 March 2019
@Edward Kofi Louis, Thanks for reading the poem and kindly commenting on it. I am much inspired by your comment.
I feel that you are a very sensitive person who can step into another's shoes easily and instinctively! I can so well relate to the feelings expressed here as I too am such a person! Here the one special thing which has caught my attention is the bond expressed between a son and his mother. A mother has a kind of intuition or telepathy to know the anxiety and sorrow, the excitement and joy of her children. This too I have experienced as a mother! A poem of great appeal at least to me!
Very well expressed. Yes mother’s do have this telepathic connection with their children. Thanks for sharing.
I'm honored by your visit to my page, ma'm Savita. Much inspired by your comment. Thank you.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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@Valsa George, 'A poem of great appeal at least to me' - thanks for appreciating the poem and for its interpretation. I am glad that my poem reached you with the right meaning intended. Much inspired by your generous comment, dear poetess. Best wishes.....