We do not wish for tragedy

Cry for the little souls

Their choices are many

Rife with loving roles

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To protect them

To nurture soft giggles

To allow beauty to be young

To preserve innocent lives

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We step up for children

A shield against dark hours

Protect their lives only then

Hold them and comfort as ours

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A child is vulnerable

A child brings passion

A child speaks volumes

A child deserves love

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We design a cruel world

Around our children today

When fears abound, twirled

Serpents tripping life away

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A memory of an infant

A memory of quiet sighs

A memory of sweet smiles

A memory of God’s beauty

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We will lose another child

A beating, a slap, a neglect

Our human frailty is wild

Abandoning all true respect

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While I cry myself to sleep at nigh

Know now my tears wonder why