Miller Williams 'Compassion' By Miller Williams

In the poem “Compassion, Miller Williams writes about how when we see people being cynical and rude, that isn't their normal character. In reality, this cynicalness and rudeness stems from internalized pain and issues. This idea applies to teens in many ways as teens like to take their feelings and issues and keep them inside. Few people can recognize when a teen is depressed or has anxiety, as by many it is easily hidden to all but the keenest of observers or those who can find the cracks in the walls they build in their heads. When teens, or people in general, are rude to others, this rudeness generally stems from these issues or something more mundane. Although this mundane aspect does exist, we can not use it to undermine the more severe