100’000

100’000 heartbeats
That beat with us no more
100’000 laughter’s
That we will hear no more
100’000 bursting smiles gone
Those smiles that we’d adore

100’000 messages
That they won’t read no more
100’000 families
Are torn up and much more
100’000 lovely people gone
They’ve gone forevermore

100’000 grieving hearts
That need to grieve much more
100’000 promises
Were promised so much more
100’000 why oh why’s
We all expected more

100’000 funerals
My God, how many more?
100’000 broken dreams
They’d dreamt of so much more
100’000 words of shame
I just can’t write no more

©KarlTearney