Genovese syndrome

Watch it burn, watch it cry

What you see isn’t a lie

Watch it pray, watch it yearn

Still it fails to quench its thirst

Watch it slip, Watch it fall

Watch until it drowns to the bed

Watch it shiver, watch it push

And ascend to the liquid rooftop

Do you even wonder what it’s like?

To be the one who’s watched by

Such a deceiving pair of eyes

Would you be a bystander or a soldier?

Just a witness with eyes or a witness with a name?

Does it hurt to scream or ache to run

Or are you just afraid of being the only one?

Why are they so concerned yet not so reachable?

They show noble priorities but live up to hypocrisy

That swallows modesty and honesty

 Which are only harbored by minority?  

Do you even wonder what it’s like?

To be the one who’s watched by

Such a deceiving pair of eyes

Which are better closed

Would you be a bystander or a soldier?

Just a witness with eyes or a witness with a name?

Does it hurt to scream or ache to run

Or are you just afraid of being the only one?