Caring or Kindness?

He did not care, but he was kind.
I cared. A bit too much it seemed.
What is better, caring or kindness?

Kindness is a halfway house
A place to rest midway when caring is too painful
I am not sure if I want to live life neutered and spayed
But I am also not sure if I want the helplessness of caring
The raw vulnerability of anger, struggle and pain

That love has inherent within it

Is there another way?
To care and yet be kind
Buddha calls me with a mysterious smile
Come, come he says
Sit in silence and ask
Your questions
And listen to the answer
open within the lotus of the heart
Don’t sleep, stay awake
Listen.
The question is the answer.
Listen.

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