Written by a 12 Year-Old-Girl in Boston.

Now I sit me down in school
   Where praying is against the rule.
For this great country under God
   Finds mention of him very odd.

If scripture now the class recites
   It violates the bill of rights.
Anytime my head I bow 
   Becomes a federal matter now.

The law is specific; the law is precise
   Praying out loud is no longer nice.
Praying out loud in a public hall
   Upsets those who believe in nothing at all.

In silence alone we can meditate
   And if God gets the credit-Great!
They are bringing their guns; I don't dare bring my bible,
To do so might make me liable.

So, now oh Lord, this plea I make,
   Should I be shot in school, My soul please take.

       Jodi Morgan