Conscience of Society
Our society can’t spare us
We can’t spare our society
Mutually giving and taking
Both depend on each other
Our society is all-inclusive
The leader and the follower
The challenger the peacemaker
The blessed the doomed
The winner the loser
And those in between
Like everyone needs a heart
To stay alive and well
Our society needs a conscience
Pieced together by us
Its health leans on our good sense
Its morale relies on us to boost
Its growth hinged on our input
We resort to social consensus
To secure our wellbeing
To battle injustice
To heal wounds
A society without conscience is
Like a cold-hearted monster
Its cruelty is a multitude of all members’
Its coldness is disguised
In the neutrality of silent majority
A strong voice from us is needed
To make the conscience of our society
A powerful weapon
To fight against injustice
To safeguard its wholesome growth
By Shih-Fang Wang
From: United States