What is mercy

at the end of the day?

Is it better to give kisses

than kicks?

Is it the cool touch of a cup,

on a hot summer’s day,

a chair at the end of the road?

Is it comfort in an old friend,

or kindness from a stranger?

Mercy is a quality

which many believe they

understand,

yet fail to grasp its power.

The ability within your hand

to forgive,

instead of punish.

To show the compassion

within humanity

instead of the darkness.

Each day strive to live further

along the path to this light,

Whether through

the lens of religion

or as a human ideal,

we all benefit from it’s grace

in little ways,

every day