Where is the Speranza?

*Speranza is hope in Latin*

Where is the speranza?
Where is the love?
What happened to those happy smiles
That arrived on the wings of a dove?

Where is the speranza?
Where are the happy moments?
What happened to those happy songs?
Has all this the disaster over thrown it?

Where is the speranza?
Where are the happy dreams?
What happened to the times
We could hear the children's joyful screams?

Where is the speranza?
Where is the joy?
What happened those happy memories?
Where the thrown away like broken toys?

Where is the speranza?
Where is the laughter?
What happened to those tears of joy?
And the jokes that always came after?

Where is the speranza?
Where is the help we need?
What happened to the peace we were promised?
When was it supposed to seed?

Where is the speranza?
Where are you when things are bad?
Don't close your eyes and pretend it's ok,
Don't close your eyes, please help those that are sad.