by Mandy Moore

Created on: March 02, 2007   Last Updated: May 14, 2007

{Here Lies Zachariah Heber}

"Here lies Zachariah Heber
A good man with a good heart"

Yes, here lies Zachariah Heber
A young man, not yet 20
Whose life didn't even start

Yes, here lies Zachariah Heber
Six feet under, cold and blue

Yes, Zachariah Heber
"With Each Child, The World Begins Anew"*

Here, under this tomb lies my Zachariah Heber
An improper burial for an improper death

Shot down in youth
He has taken his last breath

Here lies Zachariah Heber
Why does no one care?

Is it because, of his murder, only few knew?
Or is it because, simply, he is a Jew?

Footnote:
*"With each child, the world begins anew" is a Jewish proverb.

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