DAMAGED BUT WORTH SALVAGING

Sometimes, you're too far gone emotionally to see your worth, your beauty, your value in the world, to see a way out of your suffering. Sometimes, it takes someone else to be compassionate enough to not only see past your flawed layers but also to help you see past them so you can move forward with uplifting yourself. Nobody gets through this life without others' encouragement. You're lying if you say you've made it through every tough situation all by yourself, with no mental or physical assistance. Too much standing around judging and watching people suffer and not enough helping leads to lost souls ... and lost lives.

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COVERED

The day will come when I'll be able

to wrap myself around you so often

that I'll be like your second skin.

Feel free to use me as backup

if you're ever uncomfortable in your own.

I'll be the sheath you wear

to heal your wounds

my warmth will melt

tension from your nerves

protect your inner beauty

from the coldness of life

you need this kinda love.

My hold on you

will be gentle 

supple only to your touch

but let 'em try to test you

attempt to break through me

to shred your spirit

earthquake your manhood

separate you

from the knowledge of your worth

and I'll grow defensive

harden like tortoise shell

tighten my grip

be as thick as skin comes

chameleon you

so they can't see you

matrix through their war zone

I'm every texture there is

for every battle in your path

tell me which one you need

customize me for your exterior:

sandpaper coarse

to smooth their disrespectful tones

gravel jagged

to trip 'em up

when they try to walk all over you

leather tough

so their knives can't pierce

your back when they stab you in it

rose-thorn sharp

to bleed 'em of their gall.

No matter how many

got you hemmed up

I got you surrounded

I'm like a bubble umbrella
when they try to rain on your glory
my barrier is wide
too expansive for their tricks
go 'head and Two-Step through that storm
show 'em how you move
when I'm on
smile cuz you know
I change with the conditions
see 'em before they hit
stay resilient through 'em all.

So save your strength

use it to focus on

manifesting your greatness

I have enough brawn
for both of us

enough warrior in my cells

to repel the offenders.

I got you covered

all your parts

permission granted

to wear me

however you need

to conquer your journey.

©2013 Charlene E. Green

 

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THE B-SIDE

It’s more than
“Are you okay?”
“Do you need anything?”
“I’m here if you need to talk.”

Sometimes Compassion’s face looks distorted
Like it’s on backwards
Sometimes it’s dressed like a rebel
Looks a bit roughneck
Hard on the eyes
Doesn’t match up to its
Common dictionary definition
Compassion:
Deep awareness of the suffering of another
Coupled with the wish to relieve it
Compassion:
Kindness
Care
Mercy

Sometimes Compassion
Is tight-lipped
Uncomfortable silence
Unreturned calls
And cancelled plans
Doesn’t behave
The way we think it should
Acts coldhearted
Throws you
A daggered glare
Instead of an answer
Keeps its distance
In the face of incompatibility
Walks out mid-argument
A volcano erupting
In its throat
Doesn’t return till
The ashes have cooled
And you call it selfish
Say it was rude
Not to stay and listen
Unaware of the mercy
Your own ears were delivered
The care with which
Your feelings were handled
The suffering
You were spared
It was in your corner
Working on your behalf

This kind of Compassion
Is that horse pill
You need to take
But loathe swallowing
Does more good than harm
Saves your ego
A bull-fight trampling
Keeps your heart
From becoming a wrecking ball
Demolishing your chest cavity
Collapsing your lungs
Bursting the pipes in your eyes
Sometimes
Everything Compassion does
That you hate
Protects you from
Everything you can’t handle
Don’t want
Didn’t even know
Was coming your way
Combat your soul wouldn’t survive

This Compassion
Doesn’t always come bearing
The gift of sweet words
Wrapped in humble apologies
It comes bearing the bare minimum
To make it through
Make it right
Keep it clean

Keep it safe

It isn’t always prepared for confrontation
It needs time and space
To assess
Regroup
Decide how to come correct

Whether to come back at all

Compassion’s alternate tune
Is unfamiliar
It plays the B-side
Not the hit single we love
But the one we don’t wanna hear
The side that skips
The beat of pretty
Doesn't make us dance
The one we tune out
Turn off

The unsung hero


Copyright 2013
Charlene E. Green
From my book My Sentiments Exactly
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