Wednesday 12 February 2014

February 12: On a sunny Sunday afteroon ...


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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