“No hands to warm, no bedtime story, no lullaby. No little steps in the middle of the night … my heart has died. Standing alone in an empty room. Except for my child but she's not really there. And all the people have gone. And I want to pick her up and take her home. I can't bear to leave her here.”

“And the nation's numb. Is this what our forefathers had in mind? What is happening in Washington? 'Cause it's not enough. Your thoughts and prayers. You send your love, you say you care. But you are not my baby.”

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