After Reading About Noah

Noah why did you remain silent

Why didn’t you ask God to save

the man who knew how to bind

wounds and heal the ill

or the woman who baked bread

and gave it away 

No arguments

No questioning

No acting for others 

You never said a word

You toiled for years 

followed the blueprint, 

accepted your righteousness,  

a mantle thrown over a shoulder

Did God wait for you to ask

about the other good people

Later on others would argue