John Snowdon

Answers to Questions Seldom Asked

 

Are we cursed or blessed?

       Lost or found,

       Free or bound,

Are we more when less?

 

Is this a path or road?

     Damascus or Sodom,

     Remembered or forgotten,

Or just some old tale retold?

 

Do we bask in sunshine?

     Sought or claimed,

   Unfettered or untamed,

Given to another or yet still mine?

 

And should such barriers be breached?

     Starved or fed,

     Preserved or dead,

Save for some remedy still unreached?

 

Are we blessed or cursed

Debt or gift,

Bond or rift,

Are we better now or worse?