did you hear the news?
a boy is missing
several boys are missing
but no one cares
all caught up in their own situations

the million
maybe few million
maybe one million
that are noticing
move on within a month or two

does anyone notice the mother crying
does anyone notice their father is depressed
that child could've changed the world
he could have saved humanity
but the child is missing
stolen or dead
running or lying still
awake or asleep

there's a missing seat at school
well that's easily replaced
but at home
the empty seat isn't as easy to hide