So Many Are Burdened Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

So many are burdened by demands,
Placed upon their shoulders by others.
It is encouraging to know...
Some people let them go.
Realizing this is not a task,
God has asked of them.

Nor do they 'sin'...
Or should feel a guilt within them,
If others should get upset...
When they are held accountable,
For their own sorrows.

Enduring someone else's pain,
Is honorable.
But not regarded as a wholesome process,
If one expects to maintain a consciousness...
Of peace,
One accepts that is reflected.
And 'pieces' of a peace of mind enjoyed,
Is not recommended.