Friday, July 4, 2014

In Memoriam (Chicago) A Tribute to the children of Chicago



A Tribute to the children of Chicago

In Memoriam (Chicago) A Tribute to the children of Chicago

Robert John Meehan


A desk lies empty
A missing face to find
A child soon missed by some
Another life consumed by one


A classmate questioned
A missing child to find
While a desk lies empty
A hope dwindles with time



As a child's life once abound
A child's fate is now found
While a desk lies empty
A lifeless child is found



As questions of why arise
A time for tears to flow
While a desk lies empty
A prayer for a missed child we know



A quiet voice to miss
A child missed we know
While a desk lies empty
A question of why to know



A future now not to be
A tragic loss we are told
While a desk lies empty
An answer of why yet untold



A myriad of lives changed
Another youthful innocent lost
While a desk lies empty
At a life's innocence cost



A society believed so rich
And yet a life's worth so poor
While a desk lies empty
Another child's life's no more



A time to ponder a commitment
A life's question to answer
While a desk lies empty... 

First published in 1993. When will it ever change?



1 comment:

  1. I have read this before. I am moved again by the loss of just one innocent child.

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