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Generosity of Spirit
I lay claim to my errors
the thoughtless things I say
why just the other day
I had a young guy on benefits
so trendy in his Nike bits
top to bottom a designer dream
trainers alone it's seen
cost more than all my stuff
and I was too tough
too judgemental then
and it showed when
I turned to a colleague to say
"I just don't get it today
how he's on universal credit
and can afford that outfit"
came the reply to me
"maybe they're gifts possibly
birthday presents perhaps"
in that moment I collapse
in my mind feeling guilt
for never a truer word spilt
and even if not
why shouldn't he spend what he's got
on what makes him happy
I was wrong and I saw it in her reply
I wasn't being a jealous guy
I was genuinely trying to understand
but I learnt first hand
don't be too quick to judge others
these are spiritual sisters and brothers
and deserve a positive view
so look at things anew
and change bit by bit
trying to have a generosity of spirit
that moment keeps coming back
sinking into my psyche an attack
to make me, shake me, take me
to a better personality
and own my mistakes
a generosity of spirit is all it takes.




© .Garry Saunders