I Chose to Look the Other Way

I CHOSE TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY
by Don Merrell. (Video below)

I could of saved a life that day

but I chose to look the other way

It wasn’t that I didn’t care

I had the time and I was there

but I didn’t want to seem a fool

or argue over a safety rule

Listen here to the rest of the poem, based on a real experience

I knew he’d done the job before

if I called it wrong he might get sore

the chances didn’t seem that bad

I’d done the same

he knew I had

so I shook my head and walked on by

he knew the risks as well as I

he took the chance

I closed and eye

and with that act

I let him die

I could of saved a life that day

but I chose to look the other way.

Now every time I see his wife

Ill know I should of saved his life

that guilt is something I must bear

but it isn’t something you need share

if you see a risk that others take

that puts their health or life at stake

the question asked or thing you say

could help them live another day

if you see a risk and walk away

then hope you never have to say

I could of saved a life that day

but I chose to look the other way.

WOW! – how powerful is that – and can you relate…  have you ever looked away, think about it!

Stay Safe, Speak up.