Some

Some stood up once and sat down.
Some walked a mile and walked away.
Some stoop up twice and sat down.
I've had it, they said.
Some walked two miles then walked away.
It's too much, they cried.

Some stood and stood and stood.
They were taken for fools.
They were taken for being taken in.

Some walked and walked and walked.
They walked the earth.
They walked the waters.
They walked the air.

Why do you stand, they were asked, and
Why do you walk?

Because of the children, they said,
and Because of the heart, and
Because of the bread.
Because

The cause
Is the heart's beat
And the children born
And the risen bread.

-Daniel Berrigan, SJ