Give and Take

looking out over grey,

snow covered fields,

I know there are unspoken words,

unknown ideas,

unfulfilled dreams and

untold stories,

slipping away like ships

passing in the fog of night;

and the world goes on

just the same;

I know that time passes with or

without our permission,

I know that there is nothing new

under the sun,

I know that we live in a

give and take world,

designed to be perfectly in balance

between the two,

a world where what you take

should equal exactly

what you give;

but this is not a perfect world,

this is not a world where

things go as designed,

this is a world

where those who can    -     do,

and those who can’t      -    don’t,

a place where those who take,

take more,

and those who give,

give more,

until there is no more

to give or take,

and those who have given it all

simply die or disappear,

never to be seen or heard

from again,

while those who take

look around for fresh victims

upon which to feed;

this is a world where children

starve to death

while great banquets and feasts

are held just around the corner,

a society where old people

freeze to death in cold, dark houses,

while fortunes are spent on electricity

for Christmas decorations and lights,

a land where money makes you right,

and lack of it makes you wrong;

despite being denied

from church pulpits everywhere;

yes, it is a give and take world,

but the day is almost here

when the scales will be balanced,

it’s just a matter of simple physics;

what goes in,

must equal what comes out.

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