Futility Poem by Peter (Prof) Fox

I went to the shopkeepers and asked them for courage
They said they didn't supply it
(Shame they don't know where it comes from.)
So they couldn't help me.

I went to the bureaucrats and asked them for courage
They said it was too difficult to define
(Shame they had their own agenda.)
So they couldn't help me.

I went to the government and asked them for courage
They said it was not their fault
(Shame they wouldn't address the issue.)
So they couldn't help me.

I went to the media and asked them for courage
They said they did invent heroes, but didn't supply courage
(Shame they only deal in base emotions.)
So they couldn't help me.

I went to the people and asked them for courage
They only had apathy and anger
(Shame they are cowards of convenience.)
So they couldn't help me.

I went to myself and asked for courage
And found it
(Shame as I was
shunned by the shop keepers,
blocked by bureaucrats,
arrested by the government,
pilloried by the media, and
ignored by the people)
So that wasn't much help.