Child Witness

Lone wolf walking, across the plain

Eyes are watching from afar

Red sun rising in the sky

Silent witness, the lone wolf’s cry

The child bears witness to the evil deeds of man

The horror that he sees he cannot understand

A loss of innocence can never be re-gained

A soul that once was pure now indelibly stained

Maiden working, all alone

An act of violence, and seeds are sown

Violation, a foul misdeed

Mutilation, an evil creed

The cost of honour, a price too high

Misguided ideals, an ancient lie

To think of killing in every breath

No salvation can come through death