Take Some Responsibility, Please!

Belief that you aren’t helpless
In this sea of so many
Forces buffeting themselves
That your fate’s been randomized

Can help you maintain some calm,
Some equipoise, some purpose.
But the public and private
Price of not feeling helpless

Is responsibility,
And responsibility,
Moreover, beyond control.
If you’re not helpless, you must

Then be judged on your control,
By others and by yourself,
And what a horror to add
That on top of helplessness!