Never

EXPLANATION: If you haven't seen the article, in August 2007, a policeman was trying to shoot a snake from a tree and a stray bullet killed a 5 year old fishing with his grandfather. I wrote this when I was crying for the little boy, and for the guilt that the policeman must be going through. This is his (the policeman's) point of view.
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I’m so sorry
Never meant for it to be
Had a son of my own

Tried to kill the threat
Killed the innocence instead

Never meant for it to be
Never meant for it to be this way
Never meant to destroy
What I sought to protect

Please
Please help him
Into heaven, somewhere better

I’d offer my life
For his in an exchange
Never meant for it to happen
If I could make it change
I would

I would erase time
Erase me
Give back the innocence
Turn back the time
An innocence is gone
So is mine

Help
Help me help him
Never meant for it to be like this
Never meant for anything but to kill the threat

Just an innocent
An onlooker
Died today
Died because of me

Turn back time
Turn back me
Erase me if you have to
If erasing me means saving him

Please
Please help him
Never meant for it to be this way

So if I can ask for this
Please erase me
Please let him live again
Please help me undo what I have done
Help me erase the lost innocence

Take my life in forfeit
Take my plea
Accept my broken down apologies and
Use my life as currency for the clocks
Turn back the time and save the life

Save the innocence.


(Also used as lyrics, but no tune was set at the time I wrote this)