How Life Ought to Be

The world is not fair

or unfair

the world simply

does not care

about me or you or anyone

and there is no way

that life ought to be

for there is no

pre-ordained standard

by which life can be measured

no standards

except ones we conjure up

in our imaginations

born

out of the

quagmire of our frustrations

as our infantile wishes and wills

get ignored, again and again

by a world that is not watching

and though we might prefer

the world to be a better place

inhabited by more considerate people

or prefer life

to be easier and more equal

filled with more opportunities

or prefer

that we had

more freedom and justice

or prefer that

you were more appreciated

or that you had more significance

or prefer that there was less

crime and corruption,

disease and dying,

suffering and sickness

it is not

that it ought

to be that way

it is just

because you wish it was

and if this, we come to accept

then morals are nothing but

a blank cheque

and we'd maybe be better off

talking about how we would like it to be

for ourselves, for others or for me

do something about it,

or make our peace with

the world that does not see

or

just continue moaning

about how life ought to be