Inconsistency

 

 

“The world is not against

our stand for righteousness

But against

our unrighteous stance.”

 

I heard the above quote

And a word jumped out at me,

You don’t have to guess;

It is inconsistency.

 

The greatest mixed signal

In all of today’s world

Is found in inconsistent behavior;

We ought to be perturbed.

 

Instead many are at ease

Because it suits them too

As they inveigle and manipulate

Those opposed to their view.

 

 

 

Inconsistency in Parliament

As it legislates laws,

Consistency in the law courts

Because of human flaws.

 

 

 

Inconsistency in the home:

Mixed signals to our children,

Inconsistency in the church:

Well, that’s another problem.

 

 

We are consistently inconsistent:

Therein is our problem

And someone once said,

It is more consistent in men.

 

Consistency in my poems

Which are mostly the long type,

But inconsistent this time;

This is all I will write.

 

Stewart Russell © March 21, 2022