Understanding

So many leaves on this cabbage head

I simply cannot comprehend.

I try to peel them one by one

To get down to the core.

But only find the crux to be

A bitter disappointment

That vexes every rationale

And leaves me want for more.

 

I try to be compassionate,

Show empathy in kind,

Be patient and forgiving and

To keep an open mind.

But the art of understanding

Is a mammoth bugaboo,

And the cagey fox of acumen

Is scarce to share a clue.

 

So, I will strive for tolerance

And grant an open hand

And hope that when the facts are in

I will finally understand.