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 nation 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 aloud in a public hall
    Upsets those who believe in nothing at all.
    In silence alone we can meditate
    and if God should get 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.