Maybe there was a little blip of a heartbeat,
                                    Maybe there was a little forgiveness in their life,
Maybe there was a little rise of a lung,
                                    Maybe there was a little empathy in their peers,
Maybe there was a little blink of an eye,
                                    Maybe there was a little regret in their stance,
Maybe there was a little twitch of a finger,
                                    Maybe there was a little gentleness in their armor,
Maybe there was a little kick of a foot,
                                    Maybe there was a little fear in their smile,
Maybe there was a little drop of a tear,
                                    Maybe there was a little mercy in their mind,
Maybe there was a little flicker of a thought,
                                    Maybe there was a little soul in their being,

Or maybe, there wasn’t.