You can never

You can never walk in someone's shoes,

You can walk beside them,

But you will never truly understand,

You may think that you know how someone is feeling,

You may think that you understand their pain,

But you will never truly understand the way someone feels,

You might see things different to someone,

You might not understand why they feel the way they do,

But you can always try to empathise.

Brave And Beautiful

Scoliosis, it was called

Everyone, anyone, can suffer from it

Pain comes with it

Terrible pain.

Even the best doctors didn’t know what to do

My life became a waiting game full of tension when we found the right GP

Born into a good family, living a good life. I didn’t want this.

Everyone in my family was worried

Right up until we got a date for my surgery

The anticipation was the worst part

Wondering what it would be like

Everyone would worry about metal rods in your back to stop your spine curving

No one outside my family and close friends knew my struggles

Talking just made the inner and outer pain more real.

You didn’t know. You couldn’t.

Everyone at the hospital was so kind

I couldn’t thank them enough

Going home felt like I had conquered the world

However, in a way, I had

Toughest battle yet was gone and done.

Harder than I thought, but getting easier by the day.

PERSPECTIVES

Cognitive empathy,

To put yourself in their shoes.

To go into their mind,

To see their perspective.

As I walk through the hallways of her mind,

I am met with demons and doctors and angels.

“That’s an odd mix”, you’re probably thinking.

But they have something in common.

They’re all trying to tell her what to do.

They all want to share their perspectives.

Without listening to hers.

If we all listen to everyone’s opinions, we’ll feel respected.

If we listen to everyone’s ideas, we’ll feel acknowledged.

If we listen to everyone’s perspectives, they just might feel understood.

What is Empathy?

Empathy is the ability

To put yourself in someone’s shoes

It’s a sign of gentility

For when someone’s feeling the blues

It’s a special gift to give

It means a lot to someone

Empathising is a great way to live

It exactly what someone needs if they’re feeling numb

Whether anyone is angry or happy

Jealous, anxious or fearful

Depressed, stressed and unhappy

You will always be there for the tearful

When someone’s in need

Just have some empathy

It will help you succeed

And you will also have sympathy

Empathy

Everybody needs somebody

To hold their hand when they feel blue

To put your feet in their shoes

To feel what they feel,

Everybody needs somebody

They’ve been put through a tough war

They can’t bare it anymore,

Their heart hides so many wounds

Everybody needs somebody

There as strong as a daisy

Don’t fall down when knocked over ,

They’re beautiful and resilient

But they won’t last forever

Everybody needs somebody , by their side.

Rain Clouds

I saw you the other day,

And expected a huge smile!

But all I saw was sadness,

The saddest you’ve looked in a while.

I came to find you at breaktime

But you’d already gone

What if you were avoiding me?

Have I done something wrong?

I found you after science,

And the look on your face made me tear up.

You didn’t look like yourself,

Even with the makeup.

It was like the old you had been engulfed;

While waves crashed over your head.

The more you tried to get out

The less success you’d get.

I asked you what was wrong,

Then you insisted you were fine

But I could still see the rain clouds,

Even behind this new enforced smile.

I called over at your house,

To see you after school.

I wanted you to know I was there for you,

That this world doesn’t have to be cruel.

I sat with you in your bedroom,

After what had felt like years,

You finally let down your defences,

And the rain came out through tears.

You'd been stuck inside these four walls,

Feeling as if you have no voice.

Since covid came around,

You didn’t have a choice.

You saw those four walls start to shrink;

While the storm clouds rolled in.

And the flood barrier started to rise,

Global Warming poem:

Sweeping the land fueled blazes

There it is in Arctic and Antarctic a disintegrity Cuts of ice, the size of a small country Affecting us all, What is it?

Sodden wreckage continues hassling

Disasters continue bothering

Thrashing heat waves and fires

Threshing glacial melts and storms

Inflicting floods and climatic crashes

Massive attacks, why?

Something wrong, something warning

Unfortunately yes, global warming

Empathy

Everybody needs somebody

Model and mirror

Put yourself in their shoes

Ask if you can help

Treat others how you want to be treated

Hurtful or helpful

You feel better and they feel better

My friend and I

My friend and I

We talk about everything

When we are sad

We will fight it together

We will always be one

No one can separate us

But if they do

we always find a way to communicate

Just me and her

One day I saw my friend alone and sad

But I knew what I had to do

I went over to her and made her laugh

She felt a bit better after that

Once she calmed down

I asked her why she had a frown

She told me what had happened

And I was like hey why didn’t you tell

We got through it together

Like we’ve done forever

And now we are old and grey

we still look after each other

My friend and I

EMPATHY

Everyone listen closely,

As I tell a tale of a young man,

Rendered broken by

The cards God handed

Him.

Never have I had a friend with a life shattering disease, like Cancer for instance.

Even now, I know very few people with such medical flaws.

Except for one person. This boy, no… this man, Definitely seems like your typical headstrong child, yet beneath the covers, Something sinister plagues him.

Many of you have probably heard of Diabetes, though lots of you “cool kids” see it as a joke.

Or, maybe you see it has nothing tragic or fatal. In Reality, you couldn’t be more wrong.

Everyone listen closely for this next part. My brother, who

Everyone sees as a clumsy brute at first glance, has this Morbid curse. Because of it, his dreams and life goals are Pretty much impossible to reach. But does that stop him? If you Answered yes, you are wrong. No, he doesn’t stop. Never does he crack, or buckle.

The truth is,

He is more of a hero than anyone I know. I couldn’t be prouder of him. So, have You all enjoyed the tale of the boy, sorry… man, that proved to Diabetes, that he is in charge?