I feel such guilt

for the lifestyle of the human race.

We are destructive,

we are selfish, we are cruel.

I do all I can

to live the best way I know.

Maybe someday

if I can sacrifice

enough of the comforts of this life

then I will feel worthwhile.

I take it on myself

to compensate for their misdeeds.

I wish that I

could somehow separate myself from them,

and yet I know

that is something that can never be.

No matter what

I’ll always be a part of their society.

Sometimes I think

it’s better to live in the dark

yet I seek the light

though it hurts my heart and blinds my eyes.

I just have to

make myself aware

of all the pain and fear

we’ve been inflicting all these years.

Maybe if I know enough

about the atrocities of men

them I could find a way to show

them how awful they have been.

Surely these things,

that are so terrible to me,

can make other people see

how heartless they can be.