Quote: “No…I don’t think you understand. See, I’m only nice because no one was ever nice to me. I only pay attention to you because no one ever paid attention to me. I only love you because no one ever loved me. I don’t think you realize how much pain it takes to make a person this kind.”
In a canvas of words, a portrait profound,
A tale of pain and kindness, I expound.
With strokes of empathy, I shall paint,
An ekphrastic creation, a heart’s complaint.
No understanding, you may profess,
Of the scars that mold this kindliness.
From a barren landscape, a seed takes flight,
Bathed in tears of solitude, it finds its light.
A gentle touch, a foreign caress,
Reveals the absence, the void’s distress.
Yet within the shadows, a spirit finds voice,
Embracing the neglected, making a choice.
For every act of kindness shown,
In an arid landscape, compassion is sown.
The echoes of neglect, the void’s despair,
Blossom into empathy, beyond compare.
Attention paid, a scarce resource,
A remedy for a soul’s discourse.
In the portrait I sketch, a longing unfurled,
Seeking solace, transforming a wounded world.
Love, a fragile tapestry, torn and frayed,
A sentiment unrequited, but never swayed.
From loveless depths, a heart does glean,
The power to love, despite what’s been seen.
Do you fathom the weight of pain’s embrace,
The crucible that molds a spirit’s grace?
In each stroke, I lay bare the strife,
For kindness blossoms from a wounded life.
An ekphrastic canvas, vivid and clear,
Reflects the anguish, the courage held dear.
In hues of empathy, the image takes flight,
A testament to a soul’s relentless fight.
So behold this creation, wrought with care,
A testament to resilience, to hearts laid bare.
For in the depths of suffering, we find,
The power to be kind, in a world unkind.