Compassion Poem by Kwai Chee Low

Compassion, so precious a gift
Incomparable
to all earthly things
So transient and dismally brief

Compassion, a myriad of tears
Seeing
the hungry, desolate and grieving
A wish to share their pain and fears

Compassion, an opening of the heart
So warm
the soft flow of love
Boundless loving kindness as a start

Compassion, a feeling without boundaries
Creed or color
Just the urge to help
Allay their pain and agonies