
The Worth of a Life
What is a life worth? What is the worth of a life? Why is hers worth less And his worth more Than mine and yours? Why do some Stand proud and cold in stone That weathers storms When others are left — Un-statued and un-formed — To dissolve Into the past? Why do some deserve more tears More rage Deserve to last? When will we mourn and shout and rage for all? When will we learn to unlearn What has come before And stop bartering in flesh: Trading differences skin-deep? Please, no