From the Outside Looking In

From the Outside Looking In :



Today I saw a body, from the outside looking in

This litmus test for students was ready to begin

I did not know his name, nor from which he came

My only knowledge being, that science was his game

Carefully I held my breath, repulsing to the smell

If I allowed humanity, this act, it would be hell

So down exploring as I went, the chest, liver, and the lungs

All while doing so, not a single hair on my head sprung

It seemed I had reduced him to nothing more than parts

Until finally I held this man's once beating heart

With a sudden gasp, I paused for this sole reason

This man could be anyone, but death had picked its season

With heart entrusted to my hands, my thoughts began to ponder

Envisioning his life, I allowed my mind to wander

His strong yet gentle arms, there to soothe a child's cry

I am thinking was he like this, why did he have to die?

I look at crippled legs, on which he stood for what he believed in

The eyes a window to this soul, telling a story of what lay within

His soul must have been so strong, to endure all of life's pain

Yet even with his death, not looking for glory or for fame

Finally I turn to look upon his sorrowed face

It told me of a life and death filled with dignity and grace

I allowed myself to think of his final thought

Perhaps some he wished he had loved, their faults he'd not forgot?

I questioned who he was, and what his dreams had been

How many had he been denied, how many granted him?

As I turn to leave, his image now engrained upon my mind

Silently I thank him for his gift, to us it was so kind.