Travelling

Judgment takes the interstate,

assuming that conclusion

is the prize, so the first

to arrive must win.

Eight miles over the speed limit,

he barely notices the billboards,

and exits only for necessities.

Funny thing, though;

when he reaches what he

believed to be his destination,

there is nothing there

that interests him, so

he packs up and

hits the road again.

Noticing what c(sh)ould have been,

he is quite sure that 
all the facts are in evidence.

Compassion, on the other hand,

takes a leisurely, circuitous course.

She knows that Judgment’s route

is mostly self-reflective;

that there's more to the

journey than can be seen.

Rather than stopping at

what was or wasn't done,

Compassion also sees

a fellow human being,

and is so curious about 
the rest of the story, she detours 
through another life.

© 2013 Todd Jenkins