I offer you a song parody based on Sting's recording, 'The Windmills of Your Mind,' from The Thomas Crown Affair. The music parody is called 'The Culling of the Crime,' in support of families and children. How do we end the theft and trafficking of children? Take a listen to the words and music and I will return with a commentary.
The Culling Of The Crime
Like a steal within a steal.
Ever present, ever haunting
Sabotaging all you feel.
It's a child that's been stolen
Robbing all their innocence.
It's a family that is broken
Court costs mounting in defense.
It's the shock with mother's weeping
And a weathered shell like face.
A shattered life now grappled
In each foster child's case.
It's the baggage left behind,
In the culling of the crime.
Taking babies from your home.
Stalking scheme intimidating
Strangers calling on the phone.
It's the racketeering, selling
Crushing every childhood dream.
Or the ripples from the sorrow
And the voiceless, helpless scream.
It's the shock with mother's weeping
And a weathered shell like face.
A shattered life now grappled
In each foster child's case.
It's the baggage left behind,
In the culling of the crime.
Stolen profits with each head.
In streets, and prisons, graveyards
Are tomorrow's zombie dead.
Bruised and battered, we ignore
Alone, they cannot crawl or stand.
Painful trauma, real and numbing.
Together, we must lend a hand.
Stealing babies is so wrong.
Can't you see their weary faces?
With their parents they belong.
Will you friend the helpless hurting?
Will you take the time to care?
Protect defend the little children
And save them from despair.
Like a steal within a steal.
Ever present, ever haunting
Sabotaging all you feel.
It's the filthy lies we find.
It's the baggage left behind,
In the culling of the crime.
Stealing babies is so wrong.
Can't you see their weary faces?
With their parents they belong.
Will you friend the helpless hurting?
Will you take the time to care?
Protect defend the little children
And save them from despair.
Like a steal within a steal.
Ever present, ever haunting
Sabotaging all you feel.
It's the filthy lies we find.
It's the baggage left behind,
In the culling of the crime.
To steal what is not yours, is morally and legally an inexcusable crime. Whether that is an expensive piece of art, as in the Thomas Crown video, or the kidnapping of a child, there is always a cost and an lasting impact. However when a child is kidnapped and trafficked, the loss is irreplicable and lasting a lifetime.
Children are daily stalked and stolen into the world of trauma. Incentivized with ballooning profits and commissions, Child Protective Services scout out and scheme the theft of children. Broken homes are created, and lies are crafted with manipulation, intimidation and the element of surprise.
There is the phone call from a stranger and the unwanted knock on your door. And then there is the unexpected inspection, when your home is a filthy mess. But wait... there is more. Parents may have supervised visits with their babies too. But in the end, there is the rigged, compromised courts, and tears from being separated from your son or daughter. Oh, and don't forget the court costs, as it empties your lifelong savings.
But wait... there is more!
Permanent psychological baggage will be carried on your shoulders for the remainder of your life. We're talking major emotions like guilt, anger, depression, helplessness, hopelessness, abandonment, despair, fear, failure, mistrust, numbness, fear and even suicide. All these emotions are compliments of your caring government, who cares so much, they make money off or stealing your kids and crushing families.
Most children got the memo early in life that it is wrong to steal. It is a travesty that our tyrannical government never got the same memo. It makes you wonder who their parents were. The cancerous decay of the conscience has destroyed too many people, creating a filthy ripple effect. Human life is not for sale or for profit.
But wait... there's more...the spiral.
Yeah, it's a downward spiral that moves children away from mom and dad. Their fist stop is a foster home and then another, and another. These babies are shuffled more than a deck of cards. Sadly, those in charge don't always have a full deck. There next stops may be to the streets, as a runaway, trafficked for sex, in prison... or even in a grave. Along the way there is the risk of addiction, forfeited dreams, reoccurring nightmares, physical or emotional violence.
But wait... there is more.
The parents suffer much of the same emotions and baggage too, creating a lifelong nightmare of misery. The haunting never goes away, and neither does the pain. But there are the ripple effects with extended family, friends and others in their lives. Whether that is grandma, the school teacher, the coach or a childhood friend, everyone feels effects of the separation.
Our Apathy is not the answer. It only benefits the criminals and those who traffic children for profit.
But our active choice to be a friend, and to preserve, protect and defend the innocent is the solution. With a zero tolerance, global non-compliance to the theft of children, we save lives from the ugly downward spiral and the baggage that comes with it. And best of all, we instill tomorrows masterpiece of art in the lives of children.
The bruised and battered cannot stand on their own. They need a friend.
Will you be that friend to the helpless and hurting? Can you see their weary faces? Will you take time to care? Together, we can end, for good, the culling of the crime.
Well done, Troy!
I appreciated reading this...
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