Compassionate Heart

In my stupidity I looked this word "compassion" in the dictionary I did not find one's colour of the skin as a condition against compassion I did not find one's religious affiliation as a condition against compassion I did not find one's social status as a condition against compassion I did not find one's age as a reason against compassion I did not find one's education background as a condition against compassion I did not find one's political affiliation as a condition against compassion I did not find one's country of origin as a condition against compassion I did not find one's gender as a condition against compassion I did not find one's sexual orientation as a reason against compassion I did not find one's incapacitations as a condition against compassion I found that the word refers to "others" regardless of sex, religion, race, tribe, age or any other classifications I found that the word refers to "sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it." - Merriam-Webster Dictionary. I found humanity And I felt compassion moving inside my heart ©