UNFORGOTTEN
By Daniel Turner
In memory of Serno Augustin
10th February 2007
It’s a distortion upon my emotions to know
That an orphan, such as Serno, suffered many incarcerations.
Just because the judge didn’t know where to place him,
Being without parents, made it hard getting clearance
On the path to education
But HE was DETERMINED and MOTIVATED
So he did it, and that’s what matters
But now it’s SHATTERED –
An officer BLASTED him
Without asking him if he was responsible
And just over suspicion – no proof!
I’m wishing I could change time and recreate that event,
‘Cause it’s SICKENING
and making a dent on the reputation of the police department!
I hope they regret it;
It’s giving me a headache,
Knowing someone my own age
Was killed like an animal
And left to bleed without sympathy.
It instantly makes you want to justify the situation
But if we can’t do that
Then we can at least learn to help those in need
And expose the GRIEF and GREED of the system,
Which destroys us youngsters,
Who chose to be something of use in this community.
All I think of is what’s happening because of the loss of a friend;
At least there is a fundraiser being organized to raise money for those struggling.
To those who did this TRAGIC crime . . .
You are supposed to CLOSE the path to death, not OPEN it!
I’m hoping it grants us the morals
To dance with our sorrows
And work harder for a chance with tomorrow
And remember those who never could SWALLOW the pleasure we digested --
Those who were DISADVANTAGED.
As I plant this seed of AWARENESS,
It’s up to us to change –
The way we IGNORE the poor and lie to be what we desire to be,
Forgetting about those like Serno,
Who are all alone and just try to SURVIVE the obstacles,
And realize the importance of striving for pure UNCORRUPTED success,
But by a hypocrite has been degraded to much less.
Police doing their job in INEFFICENT means ---
Put away the VIOLENCE, stop KILLING teens
Youths out there – I know it’s exhausting, but proceed with caution . . .
Augustin’s gone, BUT UNFORGOTTEN!