1. Around me children, if they fall on
Earth, my life falls beneath the soil

2. Without them, ink would not know my pen
Nor would words be etched except in dreams

3. Without them, no peddler would walk the land
Selling my words, trading in my pebbles

4. Without them, gratitude I'd never know
Nor would I know the whispers of my pleadings

5. Without them, no ruler would gain
A moment of benevolence from my moments

6. Without them, people would not turn to me
If I could not find in people what mirrors me

7. Without them, the night would not hear your laments
Nor would its moons see my tears

8. Without them, I would not burden my Creator
With ceaseless questions and prayers