The words are clothing
For what is truly
Meant to be said.
Sincerely, with heartfelt
Empathy and compassion
They can heal…
I'm sorry you feel that way.
Another way said
Is that the other
Is living in their own
Little world
And it's nothing
Other than saying something
Politically correct…
Almost belittling…
I'm sorry you feel that way.
Another is vulnerable
With wishes
The world and what
Has happened
Could be different
Filled with love,
No matter what the other
May be feeling at the moment…
I'm sorry you feel that way.
One way is filled
With contempt
And judgment,
Simple but direct…
I'm sorry you feel that way.
These words are
Vehicles for
Truths we are
Often too scared,
Or too overwhelmed
To say
Outright…
