Sunday, March 29, 2009

"The Bystander"

Gerardo Garcia

What do I do?
What can I do?
I guess I'll just wait.
It is not fair, the kid wasn't doing anything and he is shorter and weaker than he is.
But he doesn't care.
He is torturing him, pushing him, punching him.
He threw him on the ground and now he is kicking him.
I can't watch... it's too morbid.
I guess I'll just wait.
Wait... he just went away, but the kid did not get up.
On the ground he stayed.
The ambulance came.
What did I do?
What could I have done?
I could have stopped it but I did nothing.
I am a bystander.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

This is a great poem. Is this a true story that happened to you?- Tarik Tyler

[JoshuaBattle] said...

Your poem does show some personal feelings but it can touch those who it applies to.