The Stress Of Kindness Poem by Kai Fuli

You smile hoping the tears at the corner of your eyes don't drop

Your eyes, oh your eyes, shine with a fierceness that belies the dark clouds behind them.

They gleam like an angel's, yet hide the stories that lie beneath.

Like they hold zero fears

The contradiction! !

You could tell a thousand tales

Of how you've suffered and hid the pain

How goosebumps rose on your arms when your fear comes to life

Your fear of giving your best
But getting way less

You cradle them like a mother bird does her eggs.

Yet you hold the same value as a rag to them.
A rag waiting for a day to finally be used.

People always take from you, they take but never give

You clench your jaw when you are shunned,
The veins on your neck wanting to pop.

Your tightened fist says alot

Your eyes turn red,
You know you've had enough

It's time your aching heart gets a little rest