Witness For the Defenceless

I saw it, I saw it. With my own two eyes, I saw it. A man who died For another who had lied And though I tried To ignore it I saw it. I saw it, I saw it. With my eyes open wide, I saw it. A beggar in the street With her child at her feet And though I retreated Before it, I saw it. I heard it, I heard it. With my very own ears, I heard it. The weeping of a man Who, try as best he can, Cannot understand The verdict. I heard it. I feel it, I feel it. With every fibre of my soul, I feel it. An indifference to life To the struggle through the strife And to those who would strive To heel it. I feel it Good and Evil are just words In a Godless universe Never better, never worse Can’t you feel it? But I recall it, I recall it. Another time; another place, I recall it. Two lovers holding hands Making future plans, Just castles in the sand I recall it.