Why fall we pray so often
To the victim of our passionate response
To some small thing
Whose harmony does not accord with ours?
Do matters thus exert some hidden power on us
To form a righteous verdict
And disturb our peace of mind?
Are we so fragile as to feel compelled
To form opinions and so dispel
The hopes and fears of others likewise trapped?
The choice is ours. Aurelius says:
Escape from man’s true sin
Is so to exercise the knowledge
That our souls cannot be marked
By any outward thing,
Unless we let it in.
John H Davies
28th May 2011
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