"Hear the Children Cry" by Glenn Angel

So much despair..
Doesn't anybody care?
Children in the street surrounded by so much poverty
What are we doing, if anything at all?
How much longer do we deny the youth before we fall?

Pain in the world..
Carried by every boy and girl
Lord, help the innocent ones.. the innocent ones..
For those who don't know
Those who refuse to see,
We've allowed something else to rule besides Your Majesty..

Babies in need of love..
What are we thinking of
when we know we could make it better
but we aren't doing it together?
While we worry about money, the crazy rat races,
the times and the places,
we avoid looking at their hungry faces..
God already knows what's in your heart
Whether it's overflowing with love
or it's cold, and torn apart..
It doesn't take much to realize
Somehow, we've got to look inside to hear the children cry..

Next time you face the morning mirror,
Take a good look..
The child within is just a touch away
But we're afraid just like a child, day after day after day..
Just call out and say,
"Help me, Lord. Help me change.. today."

For this, I pray..

Copyright 2004 - Glenn Angel / Crib Poetry