When one develops
The capacity for
Compassion
For and through
Their own
Heart
The suffering
Of
Another
Can no longer
Be seen
As tolerable
What could one
Continue
To learn?
From
The belief
That those entrenched
In life on the street
SHOULD
Just "get a job"
And, by the way,
Stop using drugs
Or, they "deserve"
Their fate.
R. O'Neill (July 22, 2017)
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