the poetry knook :: the poetry of stephen m. james :: indianapolis, indiana » compassion https://www.tpkpoetry.com the poetry of stephen m. james Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3 In Your bottle https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/in-your-bottle/ https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/in-your-bottle/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 You keep my tears in your bottle
Recording every drop on paper.
A deluge of hope in me
Saturating my struggle
With compassion and empathy.
It’s easier to hate this pain
Than love the causes of my cries
For mercy.
You make them bearable
So I don’t succumb
To my fears.

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