I wasn’t there.

 

To see the laughter turn into cries,

The smiles turn into agony,

And the mundane turn into a nightmare,

I wasn’t there.

 

When the kids were on fire,

When the old melted like ice in the sun,

Or when mothers watched their little ones die of thirst,

I wasn’t there.

 

To witness the worst of mankind,

To see everything turn to ruin,

To watch the world watch as innocents begged and pleaded,

I wasn’t there.

 

Apparently, people ran for and to help,

Not knowing what had engulfed them,

For me to tell them it’s unsafe to lend a helping hand,

I wasn’t there.

 

It’s funny how in their last minutes they prayed,

Prayed to their God for strength and mercy,

For I’m sure their God can feign ignorance,

I’m sure he can say, I wasn’t there.