What's done in darkness, soon comes to light
Bodies hidden in the dark awake from the night
Crimes committed against innocents, just because are hard to ignore
Secrets buried are secrets no more
Nameless faceless victims belonged to someone
were loved
are missed
In the forgotten decades where they lay, time moved in tiny increments.
But memories persist
Mothers, fathers, daughters, and brothers are deeply missed.
The scars on our psyche
decades of pain, horror, and despair
Descendants carry the burden from which there is no amnesty
Sentenced to carry the grief of living with the thief who stole
life
and love
Replaced with the cold, harsh light of day
that nothing could have been said
or done
to bring back your loved one
Time only serves, to show that often people do not get what they deserve.
Jul 23, 2024
Jul 23, 2024 at 12:15 PM UTC
What's done in darkness, soon comes to light
Bodies hidden in the dark awake from the night
Crimes committed against innocents, just because are hard to ignore
Secrets buried are secrets no more
Nameless faceless victims belonged to someone
were loved
are missed
In the forgotten decades where they lay, time moved in tiny increments.
But memories persist
Mothers, fathers, daughters, and brothers are deeply missed.
The scars on our psyche
decades of pain, horror, and despair
Descendants carry the burden from which there is no amnesty
Sentenced to carry the grief of living with the thief who stole
life
and love
Replaced with the cold, harsh light of day
that nothing could have been said
or done
to bring back your loved one
Time only serves, to show that often people do not get what they deserve.
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