it's so much easier   to avert our eyes   from all the suffering   and injustices   that permeate our lives   to be in the midst of   sickness and pain   and always keep our   eyes fixed ahead   can only be explained   away by killing   your conscience   because we all know   that what we can't see   is of no consequence      there is some truth to the doctrine   that ignorance is no excuse   by knowing nothing you are   a silent partner in their abuse      so just close your eyes,   so you don't have to see   suffering out of sight,   is more action out of mind      knowing what i know   about man's inhumanity to man   i could only hate myself   if i left these words unsaid   don't be paralyzed by   you're partnership in these crimes   we have the chance to redeem   ourselves for those who've died      to ignore all the signs   that man is so unkind   and partake in this culture of death   makes all who don't acknowledge   just as guilty      there's still so much to fight for   even though this world   seems rotten to it's core   i know that life can spring anew   from it's remains   it's worth all we can do   to see it through   to better days