Save The Life Of My Child

";Good God! Don't jump!";
A boy sat on the ledge.
An old man who had fainted was revived.
And everyone agreed it would be a miracle indeed
If the boy survived.

";Save the life of my child!";
Cried the desperate mother.

The woman from the supermarket
Ran to call the cops.
";He must be high on something,"; someone said.
Though it never made The New York Times.
In The Daily News, the caption read,
";Save the life of my child!";
Cried the desperate mother.

A patrol car passing by
Halted to a stop.
Said officer MacDougal in dismay:
";The force can't do a decent job
'Cause the kids got no respect
For the law today (and blah blah blah).";

";Save the life of my child!";
Cried the desperate mother.
";What's becoming of the children?";
People asking each other.

When darkness fell, excitement kissed the crowd