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Have Pity on the Poor Refugees
Have pity on the poor refugees
As thousands flee the horrors of war.
Their struggles to find peace and safety
Are something the world should not ignore.
Caught in the crossfire between two extremes
Of conflicting principles, the refugees strive
To keep their families out of harm's way--
To expend their efforts to stay alive.
When heartless purveyors of pointless discord
Perpetrate violent, criminal acts,
There's untold suffering and tremendous loss
Of lives. It's tragic, and those are the facts.
When the body of a refugee boy
Washes up on the shore one morning,
The image should strike at the heart of the world
As if to say: "People, take warning!
"Don't let your kindness and love for humanity
Bow to your ego and your ignorant pride!
Look for peaceful resolutions
When your hopes and ideals collide!"
The powerful, wealthy nations on Earth,
When contemplating how to face
The issue of the plight of the refugees,
Ought to try putting themselves in their place.
Have pity on the poor refugees
As they flee the horrors of war.
May reason and compassion prevail!
May heartless atrocities happen no more!
(9-7-15)
As thousands flee the horrors of war.
Their struggles to find peace and safety
Are something the world should not ignore.
Caught in the crossfire between two extremes
Of conflicting principles, the refugees strive
To keep their families out of harm's way--
To expend their efforts to stay alive.
When heartless purveyors of pointless discord
Perpetrate violent, criminal acts,
There's untold suffering and tremendous loss
Of lives. It's tragic, and those are the facts.
When the body of a refugee boy
Washes up on the shore one morning,
The image should strike at the heart of the world
As if to say: "People, take warning!
"Don't let your kindness and love for humanity
Bow to your ego and your ignorant pride!
Look for peaceful resolutions
When your hopes and ideals collide!"
The powerful, wealthy nations on Earth,
When contemplating how to face
The issue of the plight of the refugees,
Ought to try putting themselves in their place.
Have pity on the poor refugees
As they flee the horrors of war.
May reason and compassion prevail!
May heartless atrocities happen no more!
(9-7-15)
