"Unfair!"

A meditation on judgments

Tell me, please, if you know

The answer

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To why little kids are stricken

With cancer,

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And while you're at it,

If you don't mind,

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Tell me why people are

Born deaf and blind.

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Don't speak of punishment;

I've heard that before,

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But that god went out

With the second world war,

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And as for past lives,

The recurring role,

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Do they ever tell you

When you're up for parole?

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As for me, I'm afraid

I must yield,

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For I've not seen the rules

Nor the whole playing field,

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So I'll just wait alertly,

Watch and compare,

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Before I point fingers

And shout "Unfair!"

Author's Note

We may never know why stuff happens. On the other hand, do we have to know?

Reviews

[Marie]

Thank you for both writing and sharing this very thought provoking write, dear J. B. Spiritually speaking, it is said that before we reincarnate we draw up a Book of Life with our Guides and 'The Source' (what we call God) and into our book we put the day, date, time we will enter the human world and the day, date, time we will exit the human world and return home to Spirit. We choose our parents and siblings, we choose what we will experience as we go through life, the ups, the downs, the illnesses. We choose whom we will marry, or we may not wish to marry, if we do, we may wish not to have children or we may wish to have a large family. What I am trying to say, dear J. B... Is that we go through in the human world that which we have written into our book of life to experience. That is only my understanding of the situation. I have no proof to offer! I look forward to reading other's point of view also and of course, as always, your point of view too, dear poet. A captivating write wrapped in mystery. I so enjoyed reading and thank you for sharing, J. B...

[John the Baptist]

Thanks, Marie. The scenario you describe may in fact be what happens. It's just hard for me to believe anyone would choose to end their days at Auschwitz.