i want to consider kind eyes.

eyes that see the world at large

through a lens of kindness, and

extends that offering to others

around.

 

but also, desperately needed, is

for these kind eyes to turn within,

generously accepting who you

may or may not be.

 

the pressure to be something that

you are not just because someone

else is that characteristic can loom

large, let us put that one away firm.

 

the judgements that you make when

you glance into mirrors smooth,

things you would never demand of

others. let us fiercely replace those

looks with the kindest of

ones as well.

 

and what about your faults, things

you strive to change, but the

journey is slow. what would it

be like if we gazed upon those

with kindness, too?

 

oh, to have kind eyes for yourself

and the world around. what a

productive, healing change of

consequence that would be.

 

and one already available right

here, well within our range of

choice that can change the

world–for free.

 

 

Heather Pound 2023

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