Where were You

Where were you

When they cried out from the grave

Where were you When these little ones Needed someone to plead their case

Did you speak up Did you try to defend

The lives they should have had

Or sit quiet while they met their bitter end

Their spirits will not be silenced Won’t you hear their plea

Listen and do something It’s up to you and me

They’ve been taken Like sheep to the slaughter But they were someone’s son or daughter

Did you stand up and fight, Life’s a God given right

Knit together in the womb Known by the Father, long before they would be born

A child, not a choice

Where were you They need you and me

They deserve to live Not be taken, torn apart or forsaken

Will you speak up, Will you listen Can’t you hear and feel

Their innocent cries and begs for mercy

Please love them and save them Don’t let them die and be forgotten

Where were you I scream, at the top of my lungs

Where were you When their lives were being taken

Did you stand up and cry out Use your voice where they cannot Or sit back, and let it happen

My voice won’t be silenced My heart won’t be stilled

Please, listen, hear, take heed and stop this ill will Save their hearts that would be stilled

We’ve been charged to protect them Love and not neglect them

So where were you, Where were you

Thrown away, And torn apart It breaks the Father’s heart

Where were you, Where were you

We are charged to protect them Be mighty soldiers to deflect the harm That would come

Where were you, Where were you jWinters

Ode to the world I never saw

A tribute to an unborn;

 Goodbye mommy and daddy, I went to see Jesus today

Your world I never got to see Even though it has caused me so much pain

Strange tools invaded my warm dark world And came to take me away

When you said you didn’t want me,

They took that as an ok To tear me limb from limb

To rip my little body to shreds And suck out my brain

I love you still and I forgive you Though you chose to take my life away

You didn’t think about my rights, my life, Or what I one day could be

You thought that your concerns and desires were what mattered And my life was yours to take

You were told I was just a clump of cells and that I couldn’t live Without you or outside you and I wasn’t a child But the truth is, I am

I would have been the most beautiful baby in the world Even if you didn’t show me love, you could’ve given me to someone who had

And Jesus loves me like he loves you, he knew me and knit me in your womb

I would’ve grown up to love you and love others in the world

I could’ve done something of utmost importance

I could’ve helped make a difference to change the world

I could’ve played in the sunshine and puddles in the rain,

Was I blonde, red head or brunette Did I have eyes of blue, brown or green

You’ll never know, you chose not to see or let me live

I’m sorry I didn’t fit in To your plans, for the life you chose to live

But why, why did you decide mine was yours, not to give?

We could’ve had the best adventures together

You could’ve held me and watched me grow If only you had let me live But now you’ll never know

Mommy, Daddy, what did I do wrong? What lead you to take my life away? To prevent my every song

If you could turn back time, would you do it all again? Or would you let me live?

                                                  jWinters