Stand By

As he was driving
He witnessed the horror
She was still alive
Still trying to get off the road
Crawling to the opposite lane
It all happened fast
And the next car came
Followed by another
And another one.

(followed by another
And another one.)

He didn’t watch
He could not stop
And do something about it
...at least ’tis what i tell myself
I know you were expecting
Someone else
But, in fact, this is what i fear most
What i already am
What you already are.

A new species of passive beings.

I didn’t watch
I didn’t have the time to stop
And do something about it.

This is why he watched the full moon
And punched the seats of my car.

Because he witnessed that helpless, hopeless suffering
And i could (or would) do nothing (at all)
Don’t know if she survived
(please, schrödinger, oh, please)
And i don’t know which is worse.

She may have kept on living, crippled, in a world of misery
I was raised to love all souls
And i mostly do
But i’ve also learned to defend myself
With the thickest walls of lethargy.

This is why i watched the full moon
And punched the seats of my car.

As i was driving
I witnessed something horrible
And i stood by.