Only
the Innocent
Baby
sleeps in his mother's arm,
His head upon her breast,
Oblivious to the world around him,
Unaware of his clinging death.
Who can do such evil
And take this child away?
What furies lie in the heart of man
That say this child must pay?
Baby hears his mother whisper
Sweet lullabies in his sleep,
Not knowing that only moments later
She will cry and she will weep.
Who can do such evil
And take this child away?
What furies lie in the heart of man
That say this child must pay?
Sweet babe, he was the innocent,
So young and so alive,
His laughter once rang with joy and laughter,
And for that his mother cried.
Who can do such evil
And take this child away?
What furies lie in the heart of man
That say this child must pay?
by Julia Kim
"In the Ghetto"