I seek mercy
for those who lack the courage
to tell the evil one that he is evil
or the bad one that he is bad,
for those who hesitate
to hurt with the truth
for the people who lie out of kindess.
For the man who would rather be humiliated
than humiliate,
for the man who has no heart
to pull a mask qhen he sees it
on someone's face,
for people who cannot insult
those of different thoughts and creeds,
for those who never could
pronounce a sentance to others,
for whom all judges seem strict,
for every kind untruthful story
and other similar weaknesses.
by
Desanka Maksimovic