Together We Stand: Pray For Paris

Cries of terror echo down the streets Our God in heaven, many have, went to meet Screams everywhere… Of pain, fear, and shock Fatalities increasing along every corner and block Why was a place of such love taken over by hate? Some lives were saved, but others had a different fate The images of the fallen will forever remain In the minds of those with a permanent stain How can such cruelty happen to innocent souls? The terrorists set out with one specific goal They aimed to take away what we, people, hold the most dear Our humanity and love, they tried to replace with fear They may think that they have won – for the time being But that feeling of togetherness will only become freeing Love was being spread, not taken away Strangers began to grab one another and continuously pray We may be a different nationality or practice opposite traditions But we all share the same respect and ambitions In competition, we may sit on opposing sides of the bench But at this moment in time, we all became French.