Cheating Kindness

First you will realize the meaning,
When you mistake its implication
To be kindness wrapped up in a bow.

Suddenly you know what you're seeing,
Their lies underneath all the fabrication,
Where cheating is all they will know.

You're outside the circle that's breeding
The stereotypes they express not in desperation,
To be kindness wrapped up in a bow.

You'll yearn to step into the circle in needing
To be accepted despite valid hesitation,
Where cheating is all they will know.

Still that door will stay closed to your silent hurting,
And you'll rise above their narrow rejection,
To be kindness wrapped up in a bow.

Turning away, you will find inner healing,
Leaving it in the past of yesterday,
To be kindness wrapped up in a bow,
Where cheating is all they will know.

02.23.15
©Kerri L. Stanley