Eclipse of Reason
by Deon Chase
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Proverbs 31:8
Of the future
Their crying out
Without a voice
A generation
Lost forever
It’s not about
Freedom of choice
An inconvenience
The selfish reason
For our sins
It’s open season
With silent tears
I hear them cry
How much longer
Must children die
Stripped of hope
Without a chance
Innocent victims
Of circumstance
They have no freedom
No liberty
Only injustice
We fail to see
Eclipse of reason
We try to hide
From the truth
We know inside
The countless tears
And endless sorrow
Thousands more
Will die tomorrow
How many children
Must be lost
Before we end
This holocaust
Is there no shame
We have no pride
How can we kill
The unborn child
Why won’t we let
Our children live
For they have so much
Love to give
Let them sing
Let them play
Let them see
The light of day
Deon Chase, 1987