Unsung Lullaby

Today, the suction method is used A method some consider crude Or even cruel, but it is excused Because nothing is taboo The practice goes back to ancient times Where some cultures considered it a crime Pennyroyal, soapwort, and sage Were often used to disengage And to bring to an abrupt end That which cannot fend Precious lives ending too soon Before they can be sung a lullaby Violently expelled from the womb Before they can even cry