BIG JOHN

 His name was “Big John”
 Friends called him that
 People he didn’t know 
 Knew the name
  
 Then he was killed
 Murdered by a young man
 He was off duty at the time
  
 Many hearts were aching
 The sixteen year old son
 Of a deputy sheriff was guilty
  
 He had driven away
 After the murder, but
 Then returned to the scene
  
 Turned himself in to the
 Relief of many
 A sad, sad situation
  
 Life in prison for a terrible error
 “Big John”, the loved one, still dead
 There exists the element of wonder
  
 Why does this happen and why so often
 Emotions are so unpredictable
 Accountability may be very dismissive
  
 We go on with our lives
 Those mourning are left broken
 Hopefully we will soon wake up
  
 Stanski
 November 25, 2019 ^