Ambear
10-20-2006, 11:20 PM
As a lot of you know, back in July my little cousin was killed in a fire started purposely by a neighbor. It has been on my mind constantly ever since. I had to let some of the emotions out, so I wrote a poem about what happened. I'm kind of apprehensive to read it to my family, not knowing what they'll think, so, could you guys give me some feedback on this? I would really appreciate it! :) (Sorry that it's so long!)
"In Loving Memory"
One warm July night seemed like any other
She was shooting fireworks with her sisters and brothers
After the fun, they called it a night
Everything, so they thought, was perfectly fine
Outside there was an angry man
Determined for revenge on our family with his plan
So he lit a rocket and aimed it at the home
Then, like a coward, he ran away, a coward to this day
Everyone seen it, everyone knows, so they pick up the telephone
Neighbors rush over telling the news
To the little kids who had no clue
The kids woke up everyone and got them out
"We're all okay," they thought without doubt
But, they forgot about one little girl
One young life alone in the evils of this world
Once they realized, it was too late
The fire had determined the little girls fate
I can't imagine what went though her head
As she stumbled out of that bed
She crawled through that firey maze
Only for herself to be set ablaze
I bet she cried, cried for help
I can't imagine how she felt
There she was, found in the hall
A young girls body so fragile and small
The paramedics tried as hard as they could
They couldn't get her to breathe like they thought they would
She was flown to Children's Mercy
They thought they could save her, see?
But, it didn't work, and there lie a young corpse
Body burnt from head to toe, could still recognize her though
There was shock and dismay as the news spread
We couldn't believe it, Jewell was dead
All eyes focused towards one man
Karl Bowlin, who started it and ran
He claims he didn't do it
But the neighbors saw, he was guilty, and they knew it
He was then taken to jail
I hope for him his life is now Hell
In a small casket lie an eight year old
"The burns are too graphic to see," we were told
There it was, our final goodbye
And we couldn't even see her one last time
At the service there was a shape in the clouds
The form of an angel, Jewell looking down
One little body beneath the ground
Has turned our world way around
How could someone be that heartless and wreckless?
Never gave her another thought or chance
Jewell's life was cut way too short
There he is, standing in court
Probably thinking "I didn't mean to hurt her,"
But what he did was first degree murder
Capital punishment is what he needs
'Cause that night he set out for our family
I hope his guilt haunts him daily
Nothing, we know, can bring her back
But we're not gonna let him sit back and relax
I know the story hasn't even begun to start,
But Jewell will always have a special place in our hearts
And so this poem for Jewell from me
Will keep her in loving memory
"In Loving Memory"
One warm July night seemed like any other
She was shooting fireworks with her sisters and brothers
After the fun, they called it a night
Everything, so they thought, was perfectly fine
Outside there was an angry man
Determined for revenge on our family with his plan
So he lit a rocket and aimed it at the home
Then, like a coward, he ran away, a coward to this day
Everyone seen it, everyone knows, so they pick up the telephone
Neighbors rush over telling the news
To the little kids who had no clue
The kids woke up everyone and got them out
"We're all okay," they thought without doubt
But, they forgot about one little girl
One young life alone in the evils of this world
Once they realized, it was too late
The fire had determined the little girls fate
I can't imagine what went though her head
As she stumbled out of that bed
She crawled through that firey maze
Only for herself to be set ablaze
I bet she cried, cried for help
I can't imagine how she felt
There she was, found in the hall
A young girls body so fragile and small
The paramedics tried as hard as they could
They couldn't get her to breathe like they thought they would
She was flown to Children's Mercy
They thought they could save her, see?
But, it didn't work, and there lie a young corpse
Body burnt from head to toe, could still recognize her though
There was shock and dismay as the news spread
We couldn't believe it, Jewell was dead
All eyes focused towards one man
Karl Bowlin, who started it and ran
He claims he didn't do it
But the neighbors saw, he was guilty, and they knew it
He was then taken to jail
I hope for him his life is now Hell
In a small casket lie an eight year old
"The burns are too graphic to see," we were told
There it was, our final goodbye
And we couldn't even see her one last time
At the service there was a shape in the clouds
The form of an angel, Jewell looking down
One little body beneath the ground
Has turned our world way around
How could someone be that heartless and wreckless?
Never gave her another thought or chance
Jewell's life was cut way too short
There he is, standing in court
Probably thinking "I didn't mean to hurt her,"
But what he did was first degree murder
Capital punishment is what he needs
'Cause that night he set out for our family
I hope his guilt haunts him daily
Nothing, we know, can bring her back
But we're not gonna let him sit back and relax
I know the story hasn't even begun to start,
But Jewell will always have a special place in our hearts
And so this poem for Jewell from me
Will keep her in loving memory