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As I sat sadly by her side
At the window through the glass
She stroked a kitten in her lap
And we watched the world as it fell past
Softly she spoke these words to me
With bright new eyes open wide
We pressed our faces to the glass
As I sat sadly by her side
She said, "Father, mother, sister, brother
Uncle and then nephew, niece
Soldier, sailor, physician, labourer
Actor, scientist, mechanic, priest
Earth and moon and sun and stars
And planets and comets with tails blazing
All out there forever falling
Falling lovely and amazing"
Then she smiled and turned to me
And waited for me to reply
Her hair was falling down her shoulders
As I sat sadly by her side
As I sat sadly by her side
The kitten she did gently pass
Over to me and again we pressed
Our indifferent faces to the glass
"That may be very well," I said
"But watch the one falling in the street
See him gesture to his neighbours
And see him trampled beneath their feet
All outward motion connects to nothing
For each is concerned with their immediate need
Witness the man reaching out from the gutter
See the other one stumbling on who cannot see"
With trembling hand I turned toward her
I pushed the hair out of her eyes
The kitten jumped back down to her lap
As I sat sadly by her side
Then she drew the curtains down and said
"Oh, when will you ever learn
That what happens there beyond the glass
Is simply none of your concern?
God has given you but one heart
You're not the home for the hearts of your brothers
And God don't care for your benevolence
Any more than He cares for the lack of it in others
Nor does He care for you to sit
And judge men of the world He created
While sorrows pile up around you
Ugly, useless and overinflated"
At which she turned her head away
Great tears leaping from her eyes
I could not wipe the smile from my face
As I sat sadly by her side