Hurt

The measurement of grievance is tricky,

I wrong you, you wrong me, how to measure,

Relative wrong's a problem that's sticky,

I propose a metric based on treasure.

What are the good things that accrue to you,

Compared to the goods that accrue to me,

One with less has a moral edge that's true,

That balances out, gives equality.

Did you hurt me more, or was I the one,

Suppose we agree that we're equal now,

Given that, our task of measuring's done,

The hurt was the same we must needs allow.

Moral advantage, a practical edge--

They're equal and opposite, nature's hedge.