Sacrifice

Sacrifice

Would I sacrifice myself
To save the human race?
Give up my life
For all others?
If some all powerful force
Were to condemn this world
And all of us
For their cause
And I
Given a choice
Could save them all
Yet not myself
What would I choose?

Would I take it on faith
That my sacrifice
Would really make a difference?
Would I choose
The Selfish
Or would I choose
Oblivion

Faith is a powerful voice
In one’s head
But can it be trusted?
Can I know
That what I give up
Would be worth it?
Is the worth of knowing
That you saved all the lives
Of your friends and family
While depriving them
Of you?

It is a hard choice
I must admit
And to really give the answer
Would be a measure
Of your worth
Your worth of life
Knowing that you condemn
All who you hold dear
To death
And to know that
You could have done
Something about it

You would die
Along with them
Or you could die
Alone
For them
For all of them
For all you care for
And many more you do not

It is this question
That I ask of myself
And it is this question
That I wonder
To the answer
Given the choice
And all that you know
And all that you feel
And all that is ugly
In this world
Would you let all humanity
Continue to suffer
Or to end your suffering
For them?

I cannot give my answer
But I know what I would do
Do you?