May 28, 2026

Sonnet On Ethics

 The Shallow Pond (Ethics / Peter Singer)

You walk past a shallow, muddy pond,And see a slipping child sink below,No other helping hand is there beyond,You know exactly where you have to go.Your shoes are ruined and your clothes are wet,But saving life is worth the minor cost,To walk away is something you’d regret,A tragedy where innocence is lost.Yet everyday across the ocean wide,A thousand children perish in the dirt,While we keep luxury and wealth inside,And turn our eyes away from all the hurt.The distance does not change the moral claim:To ignore the distant child is the same.

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