There was a little girl lying
On the side of the road.
You’d think she was sleeping
If you didn’t know.
She was outside playing
Like all little girls do
Innocently oblivious
As the cloud passed through.
Follow the trail of man’s weapons
And it’s these sights you’ll find.
Bombs, missiles and gas clouds,
They just don’t pay any mind.
Exactly how is this progress?
What human need does it fill
To constantly improve upon
All the ways we can kill?
Politicians argue incessantly
Far away from the stench
Of the bodies that lay rotting
Face down in the trench.
And the men who develop weapons
Then sell them to whoever can pay,
I wonder, do they ever feel guilty
As they watch their children play?
They're surely aware of the carnage
Their products are responsible for.
Do they lie in their beds and worry
That they might reach their door?
No, I’m sure they’re quite happy
And they sleep soundly at night.
For some men, a lot of money
Can make almost anything right.
But if there’s one thing I know,
It’s that we get what we give.
We always reap what we sow.
We can’t promote death and live.
All those weapons will be turned on us
And the battlefield will come home.
There’s no reason that this empire
Can’t suffer the same fate as Rome.
We wonder why we've lost credibility
But at least one reason for all the fuss
Is that we flood the world with weapons
Then wonder why they’re pointed at us.
Sometimes war and violence are unavoidable
In a world with tyrants springing up all the time
But arming the world should not be a business
And fanning the flames of war should be a crime.
Our technology is constantly advancing
But our souls are still stuck in the mud.
If we don't find a way to align them,
This world will be swallowed in blood.
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There was a little girl lying
On the side of the road.
You’d think she was sleeping
If you didn’t know.
She was just one more little life
And just another statistic to some.
But, of course, she was much more
And she died for what we've become.
Adding your comment:
Jeannie D Hunter
Tammy
Well, I guess that problem is solved! 
this is so sad and heartbreaking as most of your writes on this subject. well expressed and it definatly leaves an impact with the reader. 
i LOVE it bravo
