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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

A Contribution to Statistics

This is one of the many poems Peter Short shared with us last week. It really made me think about who I am and what I do so I thought I would share it with you on this day of our Soul Journey.


A contribution to Statistics

Out of a hundred people


those who always know better

fifty-two


doubting every step

nearly all the rest,


glad to lend a hand

if it doesn’t take too long

as high as forty-nine,


always good

because they can’t be otherwise

four, well maybe five,


able to admire without envy

eighteen,


suffering illusions

induced by fleeting youth

sixty, give or take a few,


not to be taken lightly

forty and four,


living in constant fear

of someone or something

seventy-seven,


capable of happiness

twenty-something tops,


harmless singly, savage in crowds

half at least,


cruel

when forced by circumstances

better not to know

even ballpark figures,


wise after the fact

just a couple more

than wise before it


taking only things from life

thirty

(I wish I were wrong),


hunched in pain,

no flashlight in the dark

eighty-three

sooner or later,


righteous

and understanding

three,


worthy of compassion

ninety-nine,


mortal

a hundred out of a hundred.

thus far this figure still remains unchanged.


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