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WHEN WE TAKE

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When we take candy away from a child…
chances are he will be riled…
and we we take a toy away
no telling what she’s going to say….
but on this one point you can rely
in either case…the child will cry.

He becomes upset…he can’t understand
why would we take candy from his hand?
She becomes distraught…she begins to stir
why would we take her toy from her?
This happens when we take something a child desires…
but what happens when we take something they require?

When we take a child from his Mom and Dad
chances are he will be sad…
chances are she does not know
the reason why we treat her so…
and I’m sure they do not understand
why we’ve ripped them from their parents’ hands….

America deserves to be vilified
when as a country we separate parent and child.
For how can a country that is supposed to be great
surrender itself to fear and hate
and close its borders to those in need
no matter how much they beg and plead?

And though there are many in our country willing to ignore their pleas
there are also many of us who disagree,
who feel when America is filled with hate
when we lose our compassion…we can’t be great.
Who know this will eventually take a toll…
because when we harden our hearts…
we lose our soul!

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