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Dear President Obama

The tears are dropping in the depths of their hearts

Unseen they fall into weary worlds apart

From the lives that they live with rifles and war

Bloodshed and horrors into their growing bones bore

 

And fused into their youth

is the poisoned embrace of slavery

that beats them and slays them

with no hope to be free

 

Decaying their heart,

a burned leprous scaled refuse

no one to save them

with nothing to gain or lose

 

So tonight when you tuck your daughters in to sleep

The beautiful precious children that God has given you to keep

O appointed leader, help restore to life

the children who are dead, but have not yet died

 

Please our great leader

Do something for them

Reach out your strong hand

and the bars of oppression bend

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Written by
matthew-rowe
American
Published
Aug 18, 2010
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Sent via hand-written letter at an Invisible Children Rally to our President.

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