On empathy

a word is not always enough
for the one in grief, because
the loss of a dead one makes
one unwise, in pain and lost.

“I know how you feel”
sounds like the worst thing to
say to one who is mourning,
the feeling is never the same.

forcing the bereaved to eat
knowing they’ve lost every sense
is just a show of sympathy,
at least you have tried.

Tomide Abdul