A-Z sketches in verse: Not Noticing

A Wild Card on Disregard

I wonder, with all due respect,

How oft we overlook, neglect.

When troubles trump a dear one’s lot,

We shuffle by without a thought.

Why would we play a few cards shy

While offering just “Hi” and “Bye”?

We wonder: Do we care enough?

Perhaps it’s time we called our bluff.

Intent to help, extend a hand,

We simply do not understand.

Have we forgot just how it felt

To play the cards that we’ve been dealt?

“Be well,” we toss a cheery word,

Not knowing that it sounds absurd.

Despite intentions best begun,

We grab our schedules, turn and run.

And in the mirror, I’m amazed.

I know the ante must be raised.

God help me, when one’s chips are down,

To have a heart and stick around.

c2015 by Linda Ann Nickerson

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Vintage/public domain artwork

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