SAVE A LIFE

Nov 18, 2008

I Could Have Saved a Life That Day

I could have 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 the fool, Or argue over a safety ru Ie.

I knew he had done the job before.

If I called it wrong, he might get sore.

The chances didn't seem that bad. I've 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 an eye.

And with that act, I let him die.

I cou I d have saved a I ife that day, But I chose to look the other way.

Now every time I see his wife,

I'll know I should have saved his life.

That guilt is something I must bear, But it isn't something you need to share.

If you see a risk that others take, ' That puts their health or life at stake, The question asked or th i ngs you say Could help them live another day.

If you see a risk and walk away, Then hope you never have to say:

I cou Id have saved a I ife that day, But I chose to look the other way.

~Anonymous

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