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.

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