evident in
self-sacrifice;
deny one’s
own needs
to satisfy one
who’s even
more needy.
go hungry to
feed a child,
feel thirsty by
sharing last
water bottle,
be humbled by
another’s honor.
listen to
someone’s
complaint,
ease a pain,
change a bed
or diaper for
young or old.
doesn’t come
naturally, but
life and love
will demand
we give up
our own ugly
selfishness,
if we want to
live beautiful.
Written for Mary’s poetry prompt on “beauty” at d’Verse Poets
a poem in my pocket 