The Tree of Life

Stubborn Ounces (To One Who Doubts the Worth of Doing Anything If You Can’t Do Everything)


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 think I 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.

By Bonaro W. Overstreet

RiverView Haven Cemetery, Nova Scotia, March 2008