We Must BeIt takes one hand to touch another,it takes one heart to care,we must be skeletons, bleached and bareFor we won't help our brother.It takes one hug to soothe a soreIt takes one mouth to speakwe must be mute and very weakfor we don't comfort anymore.It takes one kiss to reassureIt takes one word to meet a strangerwe must be very selfish menfor we don't love each other.It takes a moment to forgiveIt takes so little to hatewe must be very angry peoplefor we have all made mistakesIt takes a child to make an adultIt takes a parent to nurturewe must be quite close-minded foolsto simply kill our future.
She CriesA broken home,Nowhere to turn,And yet her heart is always searching, With hope that love is there,And she cries herself to sleep at night,And she doesn't want to show it,But she's torn apart insideAnd she prays every night for a change in her life, Maybe someday she will learn to seeThere are others who are waiting patiently...For a chance to let her know She's not alone.I hold her hand,She grasps it tight, And I tell her she is needed,But my words seem so emptyAnd I know she cries alone at night, And that she doesn't want to show it,But she's torn apart insideAnd I pray every night For a change in her