7/7 Fifth Anniversary

Today is the fifth anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings. At approximately 0850 hrs 52 people were murdered, including my daughter, Shelley Marie Mather, and over 700 injured. I place these words for her and all the families of all the victims.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET AND HOLD YOU IN OUR HEARTS

EVERY DAY

TIME HEALS

(so they say)

                                                             five years on

                                                             the sun rises and sets

                                                             the moon stands guard

                                                             watching over us

                                                             the daily grind goes on

                                                             they say

                                                             time heals

                                                             this bears no resemblance

                                                             to my reality

                                                             a chaplin said

                                                                            it will get better with time

                                                             bollocks

                                                              these words are like staples

                                                              into the soft tissue of my brain

                                                              they jolt and scar

                                                              shoot like poisons

                                                              into the open wounds of my heart

                                                              fly like vultures

                                                              into the cavernous ravines

                                                              of my soul

                                                              each second, each hour

                                                              each day, month and year

                                                              is simply a marker

                                                                  of your absence in my life

                                                                  of your senseless murder

                                                                  of my utter despair

Arohanui
Kia kaha


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