Diagonals of the Pawn

from where we were in the past
in the future instead of ignoring a
woman screaming for help
will we jump in to hurt her

realize that when you walk past someone
or park next to someone at a light
they would kill your mother before making eye contact

if you could see inside of the hearts, of everyone you met
could you bring yourself to fall in love, in love

you can call someone anything you want
as long as you touch them on the shoulder
and smile, a smile

intelligence would be stronger
if people would stop holding your hand
and just let you fall on your face

if you could see inside of the hearts, of everyone you met
could you bring yourself to fall in love, in love

with every year you add,
you lose some in social graces
so what good is
a reputation

if you could see inside of the hearts, of everyone you met
could you bring yourself to fall in love, in love