"Old Clichés" are just that, old

Emotions are fragile things, barely understood.
What shows is a mere fragment, of what is in the dark.
We don’t comprehend our own emotional mood,
Yet we deign to make judgments of other people.

Things upset others in ways and at times,
That may seem nonsensical in our paradigm.
But until we’ve spent time ‘soaking in their tub’
We really have no clue what causes ‘their rub’.

Have patience, tolerance, give loving space to them,
“If it were not for the Grace of God, there go I”.
We all have our hidden foibles and weaknesses.
Love each other for who we are, where we are now.

'Still waters run deep', but 'a bit dog barks loudest.'
Such clichés are old but, have a basis in truth.

“Old Clichés”

^{an almost sonnet
by}
Jerry E Smith
©5/8/17
giuseppe-famiani



^{These .gifs were created for me by @coquiunlimited; many thanks}