DecPoWriMo 4

Somehow when we were all looking 
We have reached the point 
We knew was unthinkable 
When this whole thing began 

Though preventative measures 
Could have been taken in earnest 
Some of us did not take them seriously
Enough now there is not enough 

Willpower to make even the slightest 
Difference in the outcome of suffering 
Going against every instinct 
That created us as a distinct species 

Our survival depends upon each other 
Otherwise alone we might as well not bother