Into the coffee bar we went,
Got our coffees and sat down,
Sat down with friends.
Another friend came in,
Came in with her two retrievers,
I gave them both a treat as normal.
They then laid down and we chatted,
Chatted about many things.
We laughed and we joked as normal.
As I looked around I saw them,
Saw two very young girls
Running and scooting around,
They were laughing with enjoyment.
They saw the dogs and came over,
Their mothers with them.
They stroked the dogs with gentleness
And all was wonderful.
They started running around again
Playing so nicely.
The thought then came to me
As it always does when children are playing,
Playing in such an innocent way.
How can people hurt children,
Harm them in such brutal ways,
Such brutal ways we hear about,
If I came across these people
They would not last very long,
I would hang them from a bridge,
Hang them by their spheroids
And let the crows have them.
Children are so wonderful
And so very innocent
They should never be harmed.