Not Responsible

As we sit with that discovery,

that it is indeed hopeless, without

resorting to inquiry to try to chase

powerlessness away, we might find

that under the despair is relief - 

relief that we are not responsible

for something that we can't control,

relieved of responsibility to fix what

we cannot, relieved of the struggle

against powerlessness, relieved of

the struggle to maintain false identity.

Judy Cohen