Weighing By Degrees Poem by Debora Short

The scale of my decisions
Sundering about, weighing by degrees
Hoping to find that bubble in balance
Reading the significant, feeling the importance
So little time...I must make the most of the moment

Dilemmas abound..
Triviliality...am I sound?
Oh...the enormity..

Value systems that travel toward peaks
Glistening with icy purity
Contrasting with the improper
Rules of civility….make some snore
Rules and laws are the convention
How do we melt those hearts?

Shall I challenge the poor
Or
Uplift the challenged?

Shall I seek out the wise
Or
Seek with wisdom?

Shall I lend a hand to the hopeless
Or
Help the hopeless realize they have value?

Be challenged by those who are unjust
Or
Will I be Called to be the voice of justice’s importance?

(March 28,2005 ~ Bell's Island, North Carolina)