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Lullaby

I’d like to sing to you a lullaby To make all your troubles disappear Tell you there is no need to cry That you will never know hate or fear But I must tell you about the boy in class With a gun tucked in his backpack And how life can be taken in a flash And some mistakes can’t be taken back I would like to tell you a Fairy Tale Of how friendships made will never end And true love will always prevail A world where evil will never win But I have a different story to tell About the maniac with a bomb in his car Planned his action far too well And left the shopping mall a lifeless char I would like to hold you in my arms To place a kiss upon your brow Tell you I will keep you safe from harm And always be there for you somehow But a different song of fate I must sing Not “Hush Little Baby, Don’t say a Word” ‘Cause the world is filled with monstrous things With boiling blood and hatred stirred So sleep tonight under a peaceful sky Let tomorrow bring what may I can only promise you that I will try To keep all the monsters away

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Emilia James

Date: 9/14/2023 4:10:00 AM

Evil is growing and is more out of control creating many more monsters. I do fear for the children of today and tomorrow. Sadly, lullabys are not what they once was. Emilia

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 9/16/2023 3:59:00 PM

There is no way of telling what is around the next bend. All we can do is our best to protect them, but it's getting hard to know who we should be protecting them from.

Ilene Bauer

Date: 9/12/2023 1:14:00 PM

another touching poem, jerry! it's very sad that there is so much in the world today that is hurtful and destructive...

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 9/12/2023 2:50:00 PM

Thank you, Ilene. It's a shame that the children today have so much they have to worry about.

Harveen Kaur

Date: 9/11/2023 11:59:00 PM

A FAV for my list. Wonderful poem and it rhymes so well.

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 9/12/2023 8:53:00 AM

I do appreciate your kind words Harveen. Thank you for dropping by.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 9/11/2023 7:46:00 PM

Chilling, but SO REAL given what's going on everywhere today. Reality outstrips fiction. Takes the 'lull' out of lullaby.

Jerry Brotherton
Date: 9/12/2023 8:57:00 AM

Wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a world where we could only write about love and happiness? Where we never have to worry that every move our children make might end up in harm's way. Thanks for reading my friend.