They Would Be Young and Fair
They Would Be Young and Fair
For The Fallen: 2.14.18
Parkland, Florida
they would be young
clear-eyed and fair
radiant and aglow
sun streaming through their hair
they would gambol and
frolic without a care
live as if time had no end
high and in the prime of youth
time waited to be spent
when all was right and in its place
unaware that the dark face of evil
lurked round the next turn
the blinding glare of madness
struck without warning
earth trembled beneath their feet
and the sound of fear seared the air
in the interval seemingly without end
the stream of grief
runs steady and swift
with blood of the fallen
and life was taken from a place
never to be the same again
David Sermersheim
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