When the children cannot be together
who will run and play?
When they cannot share their secrets
who will keep them safe?
When there are wishes, dreams, and aims
who will push us forth?
When all is lost in sheer despair
who will pull us close?
Are any of us shielded
if some remain exposed?
If safety can be wielded
everyone should get a go.
If our hearts can't yield to fair appeals;
if our consciences defy,
then we must leave our children grieve
the world that we let die.
When our senses lose all purpose
will we fall like dominoes?
When the climate deems us surplus
who will smell the snow?
