Entitlement is not
a happy state of the heart.
Those who are whole
desire to do their part  –
they are fed by what they give –
to be a giver is to live

Compassion feeds the soul
and saves us
from swallowing the shadowed insult
of someone’s expectation to be served.
They may be arrogant, disparaging, insensitive  –
compassion makes us whole.

©Wendy Mulhern
July 11, 2022