I Saw A Faceless Man

I saw a faceless man

Whose features had been wiped away

By some calamity.

A blank expanse of scar and grafted skin . . .

An orifice from which he still could speak . . .

And though my eyes would not confront

This devastated face,

I heard the man speak simple words of warmth

To put me more at ease.

Then I knew that he was there . . .

Whole . . .

Like you . . .

Like me . . .

Reviews

[Bare Trees]

Yes, well said. It's human nature in most people to feel empathy towards someone we think is suffering.

[RAOrourke]

Well done, dealing with the comfortableness of being around those in this condition. Wanting to connect and wanting to come off well, is very difficult, and the way the injured one was the one to cause the comfort was well done.

[Allen Johnson Jr]

Thank you. I was very moved at the time. Allen