Here Lies

Here lies the garden of murdered children

Pony rides and bouncy houses

Birthday treats and singing

Parents reading stories

Uncles and Aunts

Cousins and Grandmas

Thousands of children

Always young

Here lies the graveyard of grieving parents

Shattered lives and broken hearts

Nightmares and platitudes

Obituary notices wailing

Uncles and Aunts

Cousins and Grandmas

Thousands of mourners

Always sad.

Mari Sloan 5-25-22