Suppose

Stephen M. Shick

Suppose you scrub your ethical skin until it shines,
but inside there is no music,
then what?

—Kabir

Suppose you cried a thousand years for a child who died
when she drank bad water.

Suppose you organized a great movement
to clean the water.

Suppose you carried the first filled glass
to the child's sister.

Suppose you lifted it to her lips.

Suppose you watched her dive into the glass,
splash, and swim on.