More than Hello

We greet each other;not really listening 

we catch each other's name but thats as far as it goes

we don't notice the burdens they carry

the heavy load they bear

we don't take the time to ask what they're going through

we ignore the pain etched on their faces

We have no sympathy

no empathy

it doesn't concern us; why should we care

yet,when we're going through it ourselves 

we scream in frustration

nursing our wounds;

cursing those who take no notice

who don't care enough to stop and listen

those who walk by oblivious to our heavy hearts weighing us down

Open your eyes,

stop turning a blind eye

learn to stop and take the time 

to hear more than hello