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why so worn the face of life?
can i take away the pain of history, no no
i live in this day
but would i trade this place for your starvation?
abused
hungry
innocent
these people of the world suffer silently
those who truly need help are rescued to late

to late

when i was young
i feared monsters
now i have grown older
i fear people
i am disgusted
with my race
who feed off each other's backs
those whose cruelty is unparalleled
cause so much horror
i would go back, my lord
i would stop Stalin before the revolution
i would stop Hitler before the holocaust

why these creases on your face, grandmother?
these are lines of pain, my child
the legacy of this world upon my features

jesus,
keep my children safe
let the only thing they ever know be peace and humanitiy
let the atrocities be spared them
let them love freely

amen