Thursday, July 4, 2019

Remember me

Why do we know so much about the killers in the world?
why are we not told the life story of the victims and the families hurt?
the investigations that are made to discover all that made this person a killer
delving into what could have happened in their childhood to make them a murderer
child abuse, neglect, overpowering parents, no friends and possibly bullied along the way
the findings are not reasons but excuses and the world glorifies them in fame
the killers are the manipulators, the predators and the narcissists on this earth
there are so many people abused, beaten, neglected, unloved and hurt
but they recover from their trauma and go on to live a full life
without continuing the abuse, becoming better parents, finding a husband or wife
why do we not know the names of the victims? each and every one?
bombarded with programmes, documentaries, news reports, facts, figures, opinions, all switched on
yet so little information offered regarding the ones who were on the receiving end
there aren't many stories taken from their parents, family and childhood friends
tell us what the victims' were like when they were young
what were their personality traits, star sign, favourite food or song?
their middle name, their siblings, the house in which they grew
because there are two sides to every story, yet we only hear it from one point of view
beyond skimming over the victim and who they were, a small story of what they went through
we move ever so quickly onto the killer to find out all that could be untrue
the perpetrator becomes the victim and here are some justifications as to why ...
there is no justification for playing god and taking somebody else's life
an idea or a suggestion would be to delete the killer from the pages of time
extinguish their existence from conception up until the crime
how many would follow this killer path if this was to be their fate
copy cats, serial killers, crimes of passion all erased, no history books and no fame
In its place let's have a book of life
let's celebrate the people lost to these crimes
the lives which were cut short, their ambitions and goals, the people they aspired to be
the photos, the home movies, the smiles, the heartbreaks, the roots of their family tree
let us stop glorifying the killer and offering them eternal fame
let us delete the perpetrators existence and remember the victims' names

© L. Blair

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