There are times that it seems
My eyes are never dry
Every minute every single day
100,000 die.
For a pork chop, for a burger
Though innocent, they perish
While I mourn for beauty lost
A beauty so few cherish.
If I just closed my eyes
Life could be so good
But the darkness wouldn’t hide the truth now
Even if I could.
The truth is that compassion
Could end callousness and greed
But thousands more have just lost their lives
This moment as you read.
My eyes are far from perfect
But I will not go blind
By letting my heart harden
Or by narrowing my mind.
There is a price for seeing
Life can never be the same
But to me it’s not a choice
Because to them it’s not a game.
So once again I’ll wipe away
The tears that I have cried
And open others to the truth
For the billions that have died.
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