I found myself today
I had been lost in the moment
as I walked toward a distant light
I looked upward to see the most brilliant blue
but not to feel it; I breathed deeply
without holding my shallow breath
Beauty filled these brimming eyes as
I stood before an ever-changing world
I saw the hope of my future while
the despair of my past faded from view
And although death’s darkness had
stolen irretrievable bits of my heart
life firmly grasped my waiting hands
They’re killing our babies
They’re KILLING our babies
those multi-bulleted, semi-automatic
man-made, politician pocket-lining
machines; getting into the unheld hands
of the broken-spirited, empty-hearted
spice-laden, alcohol-filled, mind-altered
once-upon-a-time hopefully-optimistic
turned love-voided, sadly-desperate
forever-angered, permanently-deranged
Don’t kill our babies
DON’T KILL our babies
They’ve just left our arms
to grow and learn
meet new friends
We tell them it will be okay
they’ll have fun
as they cling to our legs
fearing the changes
fearing the strangers
as we leave them
They’re killing our babies
THEY’RE KILLING OUR BABIES
but tomorrow someone will
still sell these murder weapons
and the next day
AND THE NEXT DAY
and the next
Why aren’t we storming the Capitol
screaming out the despair of our nation
that THEY’RE KILLING OUR BABIES
THEY’RE KILLING OUR BABIES
THEY’RE GOING AWAY
TAKE THESE GUNS AWAY
THEY MUST BE STOPPED
FROM KILLING OUR BABIES
Heartspell 