GENEROSITY

 No amount of praise, 
 thanks and flattery, 
 will help heal the wounds 
 caused by deception, 
 incompetence and arrogance
  
 Those responsible 
 liked my music as 
 they would a songbirds 
 until the words 
 pointed out their malfeasance
  
 I sang out suggestions, 
 but they sounded off-key 
 and ran counter to 
 the comfort found 
 in their hoarder’s den 
  
 Little songbird flew away
 How sad; how sad
 I stopped singing
  
 Walked away 
 shaking my head 
 feeling weaker 
 because of another 
 hole in my heart
  
 Stanski
 November 14, 2019 ^