I would like you to think
If someone's life was on the brink
Would you stop and stare
Or help if you dare

Would you put yourself first
Or give water to those who thirst
Give up your food
For the common good

Would you risk your life
To save someone from a knife
Would you not eat for a month
If a hungry village could eat lunch

To **** a few is to save many
Would you sacrifice one to give life to plenty
Would you endure the pain
If someone somewhere had something to gain

We danced toward
each other's wounds

with gentle step
and touched inside

and now the bleeding
has resumed

and all this blood
is hard to hide.

We're all waiting to die
Some of us just have more distractions than others

Scream in the air to not cry.
Stomach twists like tangled vines.
Tears rise but refuse fall.
Violent sobs shake my all.

Legs give out after a while.
Back slides against cold tile.
Of course I'm okay.
Can't you see?

I'm just okay.
And this isn't killing me.