I never knew you,
and you never knew me,
but I am sure you had great potential,
but you were killed in a mugging,
and for so little and so miserably,
yes, another statistic meaning not much to most people,
but meaning the most to your family,
and I never knew you and you never knew me,
but I wish I had,
for upon the news there are so many deaths,
so many countless deaths,
from guns, knives, and brutality,
but I never knew you and you never knew me,
I never knew your children or your family,
but I will remember you,
for your loss is a sad loss,
and any loss for no good reason at all,
well, it tears at the fabric of society,
and it destroys humanity,
but I never knew you,
and I never knew your children,
or your family,
and their loss is a sad loss,
and it brings tears to me,
for you were killed so needlessly,
yes, another pointless killing,
that has made the world a poorer place,
a poorer place it is true.