Innocence Lost
                      (Oklahoma City)


        Innocent children, mothers, and fathers,
        Victims of a tragic and cowardly act.
        Tears for the children freely flow,
        Feel lost and confused, I numbly react.

        Killing innocent people in the Name of God,
        What happened to; Thou Shall Not Kill?
        Why are they allowed to get away with it,
        Terrorists killing anyone they want at will.

        Angels welcoming all the innocent souls,
        An event that invokes deep inner thought.
        Something evil can't stand peace somehow,
        The answers become mute and naught.

        I really don't understand this at all,
        Just what is gained by killing anyone?
        Some fundamentalist or extreme cause,
        Children shouldn't die, but play and fun.

        How many more innocent lives before it's enough,
        I pray someday everyone will see the light.
        Saw the pain and devastation this brought on,
        My prayers go out to Oklahoma city tonight.

        (May the grace of God bless your souls. Amen)

        Copyright Terry A. Long 1995


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