Their belief it
never wavered, their faith it never waned
Even when they
must have known they’d never see him smile again
Their strength
and perseverance was a privilege to observe
As life dealt
them the cruelest hand, one they did not deserve
For eight hard years
they never stopped, caring, looking, hoping
Each one a rock standing
firm, when the other wasn’t coping
How hard it is,
to lose a child, before they’ve had a chance
To live, to love,
to be a man, life gone in just a glance
A fine young boy
went Christmas shopping, to buy his mum a gift
When a demon
crossed his naïve path, and offered him a lift
But he would not
go, his father said, with a stranger without a fight
So we here are
left to wonder, how young Daniel met his plight
How could he just
have disappeared, out on that busy road
On a sunny Sunday
afternoon, as the traffic past it flowed
Didn’t anyone see
anything, a struggle, a dispute
A sandy haired
boy fighting hard, with a monster in pursuit
Nothing heard for
so long a time, the years slipped quickly past
For most of us,
but not for them, every year worst than the last
A tip, a link,
the police tried hard, and followed every lead
Experience, it
told them, don’t give up, you will succeed
A breakthrough?
No, a false alarm, high hopes are dashed again
For how long
could the all go on, keep up their tough campaign
Daniel’s father
Bruce he warned, “We will not give up on him”
“We know you’re
out there somewhere, we’ll find you and bring you in”
The would-be
gangster told a tale, of a crime that has no equal
He acted out every
sinister fact, not knowing of the sequel
Where he would
play the staring role, in a true-life courtroom drama
But soon he came
to realise, true life invites true karma
He’s now on trial
charged with murder, with felonious intent
A lifetime in a
small dark place, his lies cannot prevent
They say that
closure is but just a word, but for Bruce and for Denise
And for their entire
family, if not closure, let’s hope that they find peace
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