A Childhood Dies

A warm serene night.
The stars shining bright
One boy looks up
And childhood dies

One hero is dead
One tear is shed
One brother grieves
And a childhood dies

A trip down deep
Where coldness sleeps
One last change
And a childhood dies

A flash of movement
A splash of blood
A moment of silence
And a childhood dies

One familiar voice
Leaves him no choice
But to continue to fight
While a childhood dies

A cry of hate
And thus begins the fate
Of a warrior sworn to fight
As a childhood dies

Responsibility lands
In too-small hands
One leader rises
While a childhood dies

The weight of the world calls
As darkness falls
Hope still lives
But childhood dies



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