but age is the total of
our doing.
they have aged
badly
because they have
lived
out of focus,
they have refused to
see.
not their fault?
whose fault?
mine?
I am asked to hide
my viewpoint
from them
for fear of their
fear.
age is no crime
but the shame
of a deliberately
We are told to not make people upset with our conflicting views. To do so is seen as rude. In truth, trying to turn someone away from a flawed ideology or viewpoint is not a rude act, it is a kindness. In society today we get it backwards. Thinking that it is kind for us not to upset a person even if in the long run it will lead them down a better path is considered being mean, not kind. 
 Being kind isn’t preserving someone’s feelings, being kind is being willing to tell someone they are wrong, no matter how much they don’t want to hear it.
Be Kind