Cue the Right Thing

In a state of grace, socially
Relevant decisions require
No arguments in the cortex.

There’s no stress. You do the right thing.
This would be nirvana, except
Socially correct decisions

Can be bad for you, can come back
To haunt you. Not put abstractly,
Of course—never cheat, never lie,

Never steal. Automatize those
Rules and live in a state of grace.
Along come families fleeing

Genocide, desperate to hide
In your attic. Now, never lie?