Friday, June 16, 2006

Stubborn Ounces

“Stubborn Ounces”
(To One Who Doubts the Worth of
Doing Anything If You Can’t Do Everything)
By Bonaro W. Overstreet

You say the Little efforts that I make
will do no good: they never will prevail
to tip the hovering scale
where Justice hangs in balance.

I don’t thinkI ever thought they would.
But I am prejudiced beyond debate
in favor of my right to choose which side
shall feel the stubborn ounces of my weight.

1 Comments:

At 1:08 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I LEARNED THIS POEM YEARS AGO WHILE IN COLLEGE. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FAVORITE OF MINE & I'VE PASSED IT ALONG TO OTHERS OVER THE YEARS.

SUCH WISDOM!

SJ GARLAND,TX

 

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