They washed their hands

Pontius Pilate sent the King of the Jews
To die a slow and painful death.
Then, to cleanse himself of wrong
A bowl of water he took
. . . And with that he washed his hands

Yesterday, a man caught outside his house
For disobeying restriction orders
Chose to suffer imprisonment
Because he couldn't pay the small fine.
, , , The officers of the law washed their hands

Two poor men were arrested and sent to jail
For going out to catch some fish,
Because their families back home
had no food to eat.
. . . The authorities washed their hands.

A poor single mother was chased out of her flat, along with her daughter,
And had her house ransacked,
And her belongings confiscated by her landlady
Because she couldn't pay the rent.
The police wouldn't help her either
Because they deemed it a "legal" matter
. . . They all washed their hands

An orphanage caring for a hundred orphans
Will soon be running out of food.
Their staff workers have not been paid their wages,
Because donations have stopped coming in.
. . . Their sponsors have washed their hands

Since the days of Pontius Pilate
many more likewise
Have washed their hands
Of any wrong they have committed
in very similar manner.

Last week as I was walking out
Of the grocery store
A hungry mother cat came towards me
Crying loudly with pleading eyes
Begging to be fed.
. . . Sadly, I washed my hands.

They washed their hands.
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