Who Even Knew You?

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34° 9' 56.7756" N, 118° 7' 5.232" W

Who Even Knew You?

The news anchors debate
every little detail
hoping to uncover something
that explains it all away-
The closest friends seem oddly distant
more like an acquaintance
that never remotely suspected
the guys they thought they'd known-
The parents and the family
have trouble understanding
how this could have happened
or how it's even possible,
the police must have it wrong-
The church, though they admit to knowing,
slowly turn and distance themselves
because the last thing they need
is more hate for their faith-
Even a wife and daughter
are shocked to see the suspects
flashed across the TV screen
as the madness spirals out-

Who even knew you?
you hurtful and hateful brothers
you enders of priceless lives
you shredders of flesh and bone-
One who will never explain
the other who will spend the rest of his life
trying to explain.

Now, no one will forget you.
The shame you've given your family
the therapy you've given to the victims
the holes torn into souls
like shrapnel piercing skin-
Now millions know your names
this will be your legacy here
what a shame
this mess that you've created
the fingerprint you leave behind
and how you'll be remembered
from this sad, sad day in America

A question to the Boston Marathon Bombers

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