Someone else...

I was set a challenge today; write a poem about someone else from their perspective. Now, automatically this is hard as almost everything you think about relates to you or your viewpoint - well that's how my mind works! So, here goes...

My life makes me question 'forever',
Everyone together, then quickly torn apart,
People coming, people going, keep my distance just in case,
Don't expect forever; no commitment, common place.

Never give as they will take away,
Living one day to the next, no long term plans,
Meaningless actions, boost the ego,
Finding chances to get the upper hand.

Memories and hurt of not forever,

Leaves no space for love complete,

Glances, chances, surface actions

Plug the holes, for now at least.

Scary feelings, wanting more than this,
But always running, just in case,
Craving forever; but needing distance,
Want to fill the empty space.

Well, that was my attempt of a poem about someone else, from their point of view. Not sure about my poem...it is very hard to think about someone else's view point, but I totally get it. It reminds me of To Kill a Mockingbird, and how Atticus Finch talks about stepping into someones skin.

I do try to think from someone else's perspective - the hardest thing is understanding that not everyone thinks like you or has the same reason for doing things as you. This last point is particularly prominant in most areas of life, as in the past I have been devastated by the actions of some people who were oblivious to what they had done. I always relate another persons actions to my reason for doing it - wrong, wrong, wrong, as most of the time, people do things for the craziest reasons and you just have to accept it!

I think that is the single, most important lesson I have learnt in the last three years; what a lesson!