Defiled innocents lay stranded
We sleep with heavy limbs
Undisturbed by disturbing dreams

Love costs too much
We are too poor and broken
to pay its price

Scattered ashes take place of roses
where we step
No one moves to save us
Large eyes watch on as we scream

Stolen prayers are sent up
As we stare down
Always cupping our hands
Wanting more
Never earning what we seek

There is no middle ground
We walk unsteadily
And fall as often as we can
No one helps us up
We cry silent tears
No one cares

When did we lose that innocence?