I saw a deer yesterday

Bleeding in the road

His life coming to a close

A human in the world remains

I wonder if the guilt eats them

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I saw a girl yesterday

Reaching for her mother

Who pushed her away

And told her no one would love her

I wonder if her heart remains unbroken

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I met a boy yesterday

He wore glasses to hide

His bloodshot eyes

From the nightmares that plague him

I wonder if he's ever told anyone what he has told me

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I saw myself yesterday

Tired of the same story on repeat

Of a good man dying

So evil may continue

I wonder if I'm okay too?

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How are we to know

What happens in the night

Where are we to go

When loss is just in sight

Why are we too slow

To save the ones we love

How are we to know

How are we to know