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I weep for my childhood once found but now lost.
I weep for time gone by, sold at a cost.
I weep for the timid tattered boy I wanted to be.
I weep for failing again and again humanity.
I weep for the pain we inflict upon one another.
I weep for the unprotected, downtrodden brother.
I weep for those now dead and gone home.
I weep for those yet born wandering alone.
I weep for the gnashing of teeth of those in torment.
I weep for those judged by man, not God in their lament.
I weep for mothers and fathers, daughter and son.
I weep for the warriors who live by the gun.
I weep for those too ashamed to cry.
I weep for those who must live and die.
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