cold dark space

i saw a man on tv who looked as if his being was gone. he looked tired, worn, but more than that, he looked done. i cannot think of a more horrid crime than to cause another to feel that way. murder is abominal, but when someone is robbed of their will, is that not worse than death?

the jews in concentration camps. we've seen the pictures. we've seen their bodies hang on to life by a thread. we've seen their EYES. the ethnic albanians. out of a home. out of the land that identifies them. i cant forget that man's eyes. and when the hopelessness reaches the children, and you see it in their eyes, it's killed another generation.

could i turn away from you? if i never had to see you, i might. but if i saw you, met you, touched you, you wold be real. and i could not turn away. no one could.

i dont know why humans hurt one another; we're all here together. i think genocides can only happen when detachment occurs. i dont believe real people could do such things. while i think murder is a heinous crime, i think the crime of robbing a person of their being is the worst.

dont be real. if it was, i would have to deal. foreign policies. politics. bring our troops home. excuses used...even believed. but it doesnt change what's going on.