SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN

 

SUFFER/ALLOW

 

SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN

TO COME UNTO ME

SUFFER

AS IN ALLOW

 

WORDS I GREW UP WITH

 

NOT

LET THE CHILDREN SUFFER

 

WHEN OUR LITTLE WORLD IS SHATTERED

BY THE DEATH OF CHILDREN

WE ARE AGHAST

 

WOULD THAT WE WOULD TAKE THIS GREAT EMOTION

AND CHANNEL IT TO CONCERN

FOR ALL CHILDREN

 

WHO ARE HUNGRY

TRAUMATIZED BY BOMBING

OR KILLED

LIVING IN SLUMS

UNDER EDUCATED

SCORNED BY RACE

CREED

SOCIAL STATUS

DELIMBED BY MINES

OR KILLED

 

WOULD THE EMOTIONS

UNLEASHED BY THE DEATH

 OF OUR CHILDREN

WOULD SPREAD TO ALL CHILDREN

 

FOR THEY ARE ALL OUR CHILDREN

 

WE PRAY

OUR FATHER

OR SOME OTHER FORM

OF PARENTAL GODHEAD

 

WE ARE ALL

HIS CHILDREN

 

THE TEARS OF OTHERS

ARE OUR TEARS

 

FRANK A VOLLMER