What Else Is New?

The sun shines, the earth turns.
Time doesn't stop, it keeps flowing.
Stuff happens, much of it bad.
So what else is new?

People are fallen, they do the wrong things.
People react without thinking ahead.
They fight with each other to do the most "good."
So what else is new?

Creatures are mortal, they wane and perish.
Sometimes they're snuffed out too quickly.
Human, animal, whatever we love, gone.
So what else is new?

We get sick; our bodies, minds, and emotions.
Bones, spirits, hearts, all get broken.
Parts of ourselves we want perfect, aren't.
So what else is new?

Powers that be do nothing but destroy.
They spit on their duties and tighten their grip.
Stupidity and arrogance rule the day and the world.
So what else is new?

Life is hard.
This isn't a surprise.
How you get through it is the difference.

What else is new?