Reality Check by Jack M. Freedman
He did not fail
as a friend
for not keeping
in contact
after my
father died
He failed
as a friend
for considering
being supportive
of my suffering
an obligation
He once said
losing compassion
was an end product
of his pain
after getting burned
numerous times
His lack of
compassion
is most likely
why he keeps
getting burned
time after time
He needs to face
the sad reality
that he can't
lose something
he never had
in the first place
Jack M. Freedman is a poet and spoken word artist from Staten Island, NY. Publications featuring his work span the globe. Under the pseudonym Jacob Moses, he penned ...and the willow smiled and Art Therapy 101 (Cyberwit.net, 2019).