poems.

"at what age did you lose your compassion?

was it in grade five
when none of the kids
wanted to be around you
because they thought you were chubby?
was it in grade seven
when no one wanted to hold your hand
because they said you weren't pretty enough?
was it in grade ten
when your lover didn't want to be
with you anymore
because you weren't popular?
was it in college
when your professor told you
you wouldn't go anywhere in life
because you couldn't finish your homework,
because you were working to pay for your life?
was it when you were thirty two
and your boss laid you off
even though he knew you worked your hardest
and had a family to feed?
was it when they locked you in the nursing home
and you received a call
saying your son had been killed in war
but they wouldn't let you go to the funeral
because you were "unstable?"
but i guess i understand
why you lost all compassion
after we found you
hanging from the ceiling fan
with a note that said "you'll only have compassion,
after i'm gone"