indifference

the universe

is indifferent.

it's open eye

gazes upon suffering

and does not look away.

the universe

is an impartial observer,

and each action

we make

in its name

is mere amusement,

a joke told

in a bar

to be laughed at

and then forgotten.

humanity

has learned

to take indifference

personally.

after all,

exclusion is

the most common form

of cruelty.

we can be punched

and get back up.

we can be celebrated

and torn back down.

but how can we stand back up

if our enemy merely

walks away?

there is an injustice

in indifference

a sense of loss

in every battle

left unfought.

by remaining

impartial,

the universe

has unwittingly chosen its side.

by seeking apathy

it has become

hostile.