The Cannibal

by Heather Williams - Libra

He was just walking to school in the snow
Why did he have to walk down the alley
And did the mother know she would never even see the boy
Ever again? Not even the body was found...
It has been almost six years
They found a suspect
They found human bones
No trace of the 10 year old boy who would be a freshman now
They found lists of names, boys names...
Mental records all the way from the east coast
Today I opened the paper
That fat man in the news took him from the alley
That man killed him
Most likely raped him
Good God knows what else
Then killed him
Chopped him up and fed him to other people
How do you tell the mother that
"I'm sorry miss. Your son was Christmas pot-pie"

Reason for writing:

    This honestly happened here. Feb. 1996 a little boy disappeared and they had the suspect and evidently, it was this man. I can't even fathom what this boy's mother is going through.    

Birth sign: Libra
Date created: 2000-12-20 20:44:24
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:43:13
Poem ID: 59109

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