Sometimes I think about the things I’ve done
And it brings a tear to my eye
But the things that hurt even more
Are the things that I never did or tried
One day I saw a kid from my high school
He was walking down the road with his sister
Nowhere to go, and her sad eyes looked heavy
I kept on driving like I had missed her
I watched people turn into bullies
They would target innocent people
I never stepped in to stop the abuse
So everyone thought I was just as evil
I never started any conversations with my cousin
Because he was deaf and I hadn’t learned how to sign
He was the kindest soul I had ever met in my life
But he died in his sleep at 25
And I can’t go back
All my empathy after the fact
Won’t save people from the things I’ve done
I hate what I’ve become
Because I can’t ask him if he needs help
I can’t stop her from cutting herself
I can’t bring my cousin back from his grave
I have to live with the choices I’ve made
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