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Daniel

Dave Oakes


As a child he was different
His speech set him apart
His parents had never noticed
That his tongue was very tied.
He was ridiculed by those who heard
Speech which would emanate from him
But could understand not a word.
He was tortured by those around him
Because he was intelligent and gentle
Kind and sincere and different.
He was abused in many ways as a child
And suffered his whole life to the end.
He hid himself behind artificial images
Created or induced in artificial ways
So he could pretend they couldn’t hurt him
Though he hurt badly every day.
I will never be able to forgive all those
Who have tortured Daniel or anyone else
To the point of preferring the peace of death
Rather than the constant pain of life.
And I may never forgive myself either
For not being there at the time he died.
The ironic thing is that all the times he tried
To eliminate his own life and failed,
He was struck down at an early age
Just when he decided he wanted to live.
It doesn’t seem natural in this screwed up world
When a younger brother dies before you
But I hope he will always know how much I cared
And how I will always truly miss him.





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