Try A Little Empathy Poem by Mary Champion

When a person is sad,
they will sometimes act bad
then must live with the shame.
It's the heartache's to blame.

When a person is blue,
the things that they do
may seem, somehow insane.
Put it down to the pain.

Don't be too quick to make
a judgement, just take
some time to reflect
and, if you suspect,
they are hurting so much
they've got out of touch
with their head
and instead
are falling apart -
a slave to their heart,
then, if you've strength to lend,
try to act like a friend.

It's a hard thing to do,
but remember when you
have broken the rules,
behaved like a fool,
when your life fell apart
and shattered your heart.