But Did I? Poem by Vanessa Parodia

If I had wanted to see
I would have opened my eyes
If I had wanted to hear
I would have opened my ears
If I had wanted to know
I would have opened my mind
If I had wanted to believe
I would have opened my heart
But I closed my eyes
I did not want to see
I closed my ears
I did not want to hear
I closed my mind
I did not want to know
I closed my heart
I did not want to believe
I knew if I did I would
never stop seeing
never stop hearing
never stop knowing
never stop believing