I’ll never forget the day we were told;

It was both surreal and heartbreaking.

They released your name later that day,

I didn’t recognise you until the picture.

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The first time I saw you was that day:

The day you were murdered I saw you.

What he did to you was beyond words,

The cruelest thing anyone can do.

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He took you away from the world;

Away from those who loved you.

He got 20 years for ending your life;

You weren’t even 20 when he did it.

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I’d only seen you in passing that day;

I’d not even said two words to you.

But I wish I had the chance to do so,

Because my goodness you were loved.