COMPASSIONLESS
When he saw the famine victims of Ethiopia
He said he felt no sympathy for their plight
Flies busy around eyes nose and mouth
He said he felt nothing, certainly not contrite
Why did they still have babes at the breast?
Making babies after four years of famine
They could make babies but not find food
Suffering in ways he could not imagine
He refused to be affected by the images
When he saw aids sufferers on television
He was angry at the emotional blackmail
He said that his heart felt no compassion
When he saw the famine victims of Ethiopia
He said he felt no sympathy for their plight
Flies busy around eyes nose and mouth
He said he felt nothing, certainly not contrite
Why did they still have babes at the breast?
Making babies with lesions on the skin
They could make babies despite illness
Suffering in ways he could not imagine
He refused to be affected by the images
When he saw aids sufferers on television
He was angry at the emotional blackmail
He said that his heart felt no compassion
Secretly he saw the suffering in the world
And he felt helplessness for their awful plight
Flies busy around eyes nose and mouth
Because they had no strength left to fight
Of course they still had babes at the breast
Because making babies is just life continuing
They could still make babies despite all
Suffering in ways beyond my imagining
It’s impossible not to be affected by images
When he saw the suffering on television
Despite feeling emotionally blackmailed
Of course his heart felt compassion
