A Prayer To Afflict The Comfortable

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 your 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