Irony

My friends have told me many times
Bad things happen
To good people
Irony it seems
Is not without some hidden reason.
Elusive at the time
You are subject to its cruelty
Try to keep this in your mind
When innocent is guilty.
Punishment without a crime
Tragedy in happy times
Rewarded for your sins
Left for dead when life begins.
Is it strength within the weak?
The lesson you are teaching
Without examples you would be
Without purpose or meaning.
You need the strong
You need the weak
The happy
And the sad
Will good things start to happen then?
If I start to be bad.