The Sacrifice of Innocence--By Marcus Omer--United States

The Sacrifice of Innocence

The lambs through hedge rows are leaping,
the pasture for grazing is gone,
while shepherds ‘neath shrouds lie sleeping.            
           
The barren places are creeping,
our young and innocent are pawns,
The lambs through hedge rows are leaping.
           
Into minds poisons are seeping,
and truth has no place to spawn.
The shepherds ‘neath shrouds lie sleeping.            
           
‘Neath playgrounds our seed is weeping,
for judgment comes forth with a yawn,
The lambs through hedge rows are leaping.

A yield of decay we’re reaping,
as evil veils eyes from the dawn.
Our shepherds ‘neath shrouds lie sleeping.

The First Cause no one is keeping,
the promises given withdrawn.
The lambs through hedge rows are leaping,
while shepherds ‘neath shrouds lie sleeping.

Marcus Omer became serious about writing after he retired in 1997. He draws his inspiration from the many emotions we experience in life. He has published Of Sunshine and Clouds with iUniverse and The Winding Road with Shadow Poetry. He’s also published in Snippets, The Magic of Words and several issues of Golden Words.