I will not ignore
The news of this, or any other war,
I will not plug my ears
To the sound of falling tears;
I will not look away.
I will make sure I see
The pain and horrors of the siege,
The gunshots, bombs and air raids,
The faces of those killed in the fray;
I will not look away.
I will not pretend
That I can help bring this to an end,
But when there is suffering of children,
And of men, and of women,
I will not look away.
