We will smile all the while

 We will smile all the while

 By S. L. Edwards

And though it seems we are leaving,
With dew-eyed tears depart,
And though our friends are still needing
Our tender, open heart
I will grab your hand,
We will leave this land
And we will smile all the while.

And though the hate is at our door,
That blind and hungry thing,
And though we tremble at its roar
And the chaos it may bring,
I will sing you to sleep,
We will take this leap
And we will smile all the while.

And though our fear is in the air
Constant and undying
And though it seems they do not care
Both lying and beguiling
I will hold you near,
Though the danger is here,

And we will smile all the while.

For coach Aaron Fies, teacher Scott Beigel, an unnamed janitor and all the brave people who came forward when it mattered in Parkland. RIP