Michael Gelb (10/8/40 / NYC-USA)
Why
Why
By (Joeysguy)
How would it be talking to God
Getting a response might be odd
I would ask, since you are the higher good
Why can't you protect people as you could
Children are so innocent and pure
Some sick with a disease, why can't we get a cure
Some of the evil that men do
They yell and scream in the name of you
When any terror comes out of the night
They want to hurt, kill or just fight
Some only care about their belief
They care nothing about loss or grief
Why can't you strike out the terror in ones mind
Before they can hurt the innocent, the kind
We lose loved ones to sickness or an end to their time
Why can't you stop any terror before the crime
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