Devotional Poetry

Ode to Someone Else

Ode to Someone Else

As a man lay dying
upon a city street,
he listens to the echoes
of the passing feet,
that in rhythmic beats repeat:

"Let Someone Else tkce care of you!"
"This is a job I cannot do!
Let Someone Else take care of you!"

The Someone Else's are overlooked,
and overworked and overbooked;
still the Someone Else's do their best
to do the jobs that others detest:
the Someone Else's make the time
to help mankind.

Poet's Notes: ▼

I wrote this sometime in 136 B.E. For an explanation of the Baha'i calendar see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_calendar.