Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Unsolved Crime (Ballade)

 

he disappeared without a trace

his friends knew nothing but heartache

they tried to handle it with grace

but some things they just couldn’t fake

while the anger made them shake

as anxiety level climbs

only intensifies the ache

that's how it goes with unsolved crimes

 

his car displayed in a public place

a scene they’re trying to remake

a poster with his name and face

with flyers there for folks to take

a dormant memory to awake? 

and as a distant church bell chimes

his memory they will not forsake

that's how it goes with unsolved crimes

 

leads come in at a snail’s pace

some years later they catch a break

a jailhouse tip about the case

“in a trailer sunk below the lake”

 not wanting to make a mistake

they searched the bottom  many times

their reputation was at stake

that's how it goes with unsolved crimes

 

no conclusions could they make

I check the “cold case” list sometimes

it’s been decades for heaven’s sake

that's how it goes with unsolved crimes

No comments:

Post a Comment