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We Love You Charlie
Charlie, Charlie, Charlie
We’re so sad to see you die.
Sorry, Sorry, Sorry
Couldn’t even say goodbye.
Heaven, heaven, heaven
Is where you are I’m sure.
Evil, evil, evil
Is what we still endure.
Hatred, hatred, hatred
Has left its mark on Earth.
Goodness, goodness, goodness
We pray for all we’re worth.
Sickness, sickness, sickness
Is what it is to hate.
Heaven, heaven, heaven
We pray it’s not too late.
Charlie, Charlie, Charlie
Couldn’t even say goodbye.
Charlie, Charlie, Charlie
Our love will never die.
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Richard Lackman is an orthopaedic cancer surgeon and poet.
Edifying ode of lamentation. Prayers for Charlie’s family and our country.
Your expression is beautiful. I, also, am heartbroken at Charlie’s death.
I feel the heart behind this cry. I, too, share this lament. The repeated word in the first line of each couplet gives appropriate emphasis to the anguish felt by so many.
Sometimes good things happen, and sometimes shit happens. If we are lucky, good things will grow from composted manure, and only the vain die in vain.