I Chose To Look The Other Way
I could have saved a life that day,
but I chose to look the other way.
It wasn't that I didn't care,
I had the time, and I was there.
But I didn't want to seem a fool,
or argue over a safety rule.
I knew he'd done the job before,
if I called him wrong, he might get sore.
The chances didn't seem that bad,
I've done it too, he knew I had.
So I shook my head and walked on by,
he knew the risks as well as I.
He took the chance, I closed an eye,
and with that act I let him die.
I could have saved a life that day,
but I chose to look the other way.
Now every time I see his wife,
I'll know I should have saved his life.
That guilt is something I must bear,
but it isn't something you need to share.
If you see a risk that others take,
that puts their life or health at stake,
The question asked, or thing you say,
could help them live another day.
If you see a risk and walk away,
then I hope you never have to say,
I could have saved a life that day,
but I chose to walk the other way.
---Author Unknown
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