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some more than others
bluster, bluff, bloat, blame, brag, boast
misdirection, misinformation, mistrust
vindictive, volatile, vicious
part of us all
some more than others
pity has run its course
An original poem by MaryJane Nordgren
i, moved by pity
wanting to help
but dashed again into reality
of her odd world of causes
for which she is inadequate
but sees herself as lone
person of empathy
parading her good
if ineffective deeds
while seeing not the cost
to those moved to help her
i fear pity has run its course
and is giving way to disgust