I Shall Not Run

I shall not walk the paths they trod Who spurned the truth with talk of God. I shall not walk those paths! Nor shall I shed an insensitive tear, With those who falsely flank the bier Of brother and sister; another soul slain, For children who are not at all to blame Lost, forgotten in sycophants' shame. I shall not shed an insolent tear! I shall not walk where mothers cry For sons and daughters left to die Unjustly, ‘midst the rubble of their dreams For me hypocrisy it seems! I shall not walk. I shall run the race For mercy, justice, love, and grace They that run shall not be weary!