Bystander Effect
Location
Such a lonely place our blue marble becomes
When we crave individuality to the point of looking past others
I walk down the pavement and see the hundreds of queens and kings
Strutting powerfully with the confidence that they alone could shape the world
Looking down upon others feeds their self-ambition
They rise up in their minds until they become mountains
Alone on a throne at the very peak
Everyone is a shining knight until the cry for help is heard
A little girl with a balloon
Sobbing for mother in a sea of unfamiliar and uncaring faces
The kings and queens are not heartless
But they continue to walk on
A diffusion of responsibility crumbles their mountains with uncertainty
Surely another will help
Changing the world starts by caring for a stranger
Only then will we realize that the world is a level place