I come to plead with you.

Give them the life I’ll never have.

They will fight for it

Only 5 years old,

They will fight for it.

Wounded and bloody,

They will fight for it.

Abandoned and weak,

They will fight for it.

I come to plead with you.

Give them the life I never had.

They will climb over mountains

Bottle the clouds

Cause rain to flow through their veins

For a chance.

A chance at life.

The life I never had.

I come to plead with you.

Give them the life I never had.

I will die for them.

Begging me no,

I will die for them.

Take my life instead of theirs,

I will die for them.

They are strong and warriors,

I will die for them.

I come to plead with you.

Give them the life I never had.

I will never feel the rays of sun on my back

So they can be warm

I will never see the white of winter

So they can play and adore it

I will never watch the clouds drift by

So they can imagine the shapes

I will never live

So they can.

I come to plead with you.

Give them the life I never had.

But you say,

“No.”

You strike.

And none of us take another breathe.