Maladies

Maladies come upon us.
It may be war, disease or famine,
even divorce,
each one a kind of ending.
And, then, of course, there's death
that's always pending.

There's loss of hope and faith,
sometimes despair
that none of us can cope with;
loss of hair
or, worse, the loss of limbs.

Who wouldn't care that life
seems so unfair?
Accept it. It's not all pain
and every day’s new morning
won't come again.