There is only one thing in sight for me
\nand with each step
\nit goes further back into eternity<\/p>\n
A single lost moment
\nall wrapped up in chance<\/p>\n
It was a bright blue day
\nAll sunny and warm
\nAnd yet within each shining light
\nlurked a great harm<\/p>\n
For there was little in what was said
\nto show compassion or remorse
\nAll that we have now
\nWe have taken from them instead<\/p>\n
They have killed my only daughter
\na little girl of but eight or nine
\nI went to bring them to the slaughter
\nBut what I found instead was mine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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