People, Candles and Teddy Bears

Another sad day goes by Watching distraught fathers cry Hearing bereft mothers scream Lovers now robbed of their dream What became of the small child That babe in arms meek and mild Time to ask oh why oh why Must innocent loved ones die Cruel men lurk in shadows where Rats and snakes befriend them there The rotten carcasses of life Who rob the husband of the wife Politicians sit an stare At the carnage everywhere Powerless to stop the pain They watch and wait for it again So we light our candles Then we lay teddy bears To show to the world that Our pain is indeed there While slime writhe in gutters To plot their next schemes Politicians debate While the next mother screams