Cruelty And Kindness⁷ Poem by Vanessa Dizon Alvarez

It was me in my darkest night, A shadowed soul, bereft of light.I turned within, and there I found, My sufferings had spun me round.

Played by pain, deceived by grief, A silent thief beyond belief.And then I saw, with aching mind, The world was cruel, and I was kind.

Their harshness cut, their coldness stung, Yet from my heart, compassion sprung.Though wounded deep, I still remain, A gentle soul through all the pain.