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TheseKrimzonFlames — For Tomorrow
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I gaze down at my daughter,She is just now five years old,
And the world she sees is so different,
Than the one I used to know
Money is so much scarcer,
Dreams are so much rarer,
And when given the chance to rise above,
So many just sit there...
In the past, when we saw a stranger,
On the street, them we would greet,
But now when we see someone we do not know,
We instead stare down at our feet
We are taught to doubt,
To distrust, and to fear,
No wonder the world has become an evil place,
In just my thirty-eight years...
But many forsake this path,
And they fight back,
After a lifetime on the defensive,
They choose to attack
There is protesting,
So much anger in the streets,
In so many nations across our world,
So many...they do...
They do bleed...!
For tomorrow, we must stand,
Heads held high, hand in hand,
Create a world...the future cannot ignore
For tomorrow, we must plan,
Teach our children as best we can,
So that they don't...repeat our mistakes from before
For tomorrow, we must open our eyes,
And show that our minds are not blind,
Create a world...that the future cannot ignore...
I gaze down at my daughter,
She is so vibrant, full of life,
And I cannot help but wonder,
If her dreams will be denied
When we are young, we can be anything,
So why do we grow up, to instead become nothing?
Why do we forget, who we want to be...?
why do we forget...how to believe...?
In the past, we used to share...
But now...of anyone else, we are unaware...
Is it any wonder...that I am so scared...?
Our dreams, all stolen away,
Tell me...
How is this fair...?!
For tomorrow, we must stand,
Heads held high, hand in hand,
Create a world...the future cannot ignore
For tomorrow, we must plan,
Teach our children as best we can,
So that they don't...repeat our mistakes from before
For tomorrow, we must open our eyes,
And show that our minds are not blind,
Create a world...that the future cannot ignore...
My daughter sees the news,
She comprehends, she sees the truth,
So many people, blinded by rage,
So many bars, being shaken by the caged
So many...unanswered prayers,
It lifts my heart when she says...
"Daddy, I want to be just like you"
For tomorrow, we must stand,
Heads held high, hand in hand,
Create a world...the future and time cannot ignore
For tomorrow, we must plan,
Teach our children as best we can,
So that they don't...repeat our mistakes from before
For tomorrow, we must open our eyes,
And show that our minds are not blind,
Create a world...that the future and time cannot ignore...
For tomorrow, we must rise,
Accept and realize,
That each and every one of us,
Is, in a way, guilty for our own demise...
But I...see a different future,
When I gaze into my daughter's eyes...
jlp November 25, 2012-Completed May 21, 2014