a few poems in memory of officer mark sawyers.
these poems were written by me, karrie, in the wake of a tragic event in sterling heights michigan in early june 2004. sterling heights police officer mark sawyers was sitting in his patrol car in a parking lot finishing up an accident report when someone went up to his car, and shot officer sawyers with a shot gun. the suspect fled in a red camero and has yet to be caught. officer sawyers died the following morning after surgery. here are my thoughts.
A TRIBUTE TO A FALLEN OFFICER:
YOU SAT IN THE PARKING LOT THAT FATEFUL JUNE DAY,
NEVER KNOWING YOUR LIFE WOULD END JUST HOURS AWAY.
THE DOCTORS DID EVERYTHING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE,
IT DIDNT WORK, YOU LEAVE A DAUGHTER AND WIFE.
A CITY WANTS ANSWERS, A CITY'S IN MOURNING
YOU WERE TAKEN FROM US WITHOUT ANY WARNING
WE LOOK FOR ANSWERS AND WE ASK WHY
SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL US WHY DID YOU DIE
YOUR BABY DAUGHTER,NOT QUITE A YEAR OLD
THE MONSTER WHO DID THIS HAS A HEART THAT IS COLD
A CITY MOURNS FOR A FALLEN HERO, A COP
WHILE SCREAMING THROUGH TEARS WHEN WILL IT STOP
THIS MONSTER TOOK A HUSBAND, FATHER, AND SON,
THE SEARCH FOR THIS MONSTER IS FAR FROM DONE.
WE KNOW ONE DAY WE CAN ALL SMILE AGAIN,
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND THE POLICE FORCE AMEN
SEND US A SIGNAL
SEND US A SIGNAL, SEND US A SIGN,
SEND US SOMETHING MARK, WHY DID YOU DIE
IT ISNT FAIR THIS MONSTER ENDED YOUR LIFE,
HE TOOK YOU FROM YOUR BABY DAUGHTER AND WIFE
HE TOOK AWAY THE SAWYERS SON
ALL BECAUSES HE WANTED A NEW GUN
JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS MAKES ME REAL SAD,
KNOWING YOUR BABY GIRL WILL NO LONGER SEE HER DAD
WE ALL WANT ANSWERS AND WE WANT THEM NOW,
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN MARK, HOW HOW HOW
TO YVONNE, WHO WAS YOUR LOVING WIFE,
WE KNOW YOU WERE THE LOVE OF MARKS LIFE
TO LILLY, SHE WAS HIS BABY GIRL.
WE KNOW YOU WERE DADDYS ENTIRE WORLD
TO HIS PARENTS HE WAS ONE OF TWO SONS,
TO US,HE WAS A HERO WHO DIED FOR A GUN
THROUGH THE SEASONS, WINTER,SPRING,SUMMER, AND FALL,
BADGE 76 WILL BE REMEMBERED BY ALL.
SO MANY QUESTIONS
SO MANY QUESTIONS WE WANT ANSWERS TO,
THE FIRST ONE BEING, WHY HE CHOSE YOU
A CITY WANTS ANSWERS, WE NEED TO KNOW WHY
SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, WHY DID HE DIE
WHY DID THIS MONSTER KILL THIS OFFICER SO YOUNG,
WAS IT REALLY ALL FOR A GUN
WHY DID THIS MONSTER TAKE AWAY A FATHER,
NOW MARK WONT SEE HIS BABY DAUGHTER
THIS MONSTER TOOK A HUSBAND FROM A WIFE
I HOPE YOUR HAPPY MONSTER, YOU DESTROYED THIS FAMILIES LIFE
THIS MONSTER TOOK AWAY A SON
WAS IT WORTH IT MONSTER, WAS IT WORTH THE GUN
THIS MONSTER TOOK AWAY A CITYS COP,
I ASK YOU MONSTER, WHEN WILL YOU STOP
SO LISTEN UP MONSTER FOR THIS I KNOW,
ONCE THEY HAVE YOU ITS OFF TO PRISON YOU'LL GO
A TRIBUTE TO A FALLEN OFFICER:
YOU SAT IN THE PARKING LOT THAT FATEFUL JUNE DAY,
NEVER KNOWING YOUR LIFE WOULD END JUST HOURS AWAY.
THE DOCTORS DID EVERYTHING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE,
IT DIDNT WORK, YOU LEAVE A DAUGHTER AND WIFE.
A CITY WANTS ANSWERS, A CITY'S IN MOURNING
YOU WERE TAKEN FROM US WITHOUT ANY WARNING
WE LOOK FOR ANSWERS AND WE ASK WHY
SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL US WHY DID YOU DIE
YOUR BABY DAUGHTER,NOT QUITE A YEAR OLD
THE MONSTER WHO DID THIS HAS A HEART THAT IS COLD
A CITY MOURNS FOR A FALLEN HERO, A COP
WHILE SCREAMING THROUGH TEARS WHEN WILL IT STOP
THIS MONSTER TOOK A HUSBAND, FATHER, AND SON,
THE SEARCH FOR THIS MONSTER IS FAR FROM DONE.
WE KNOW ONE DAY WE CAN ALL SMILE AGAIN,
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND THE POLICE FORCE AMEN
SEND US A SIGNAL
SEND US A SIGNAL, SEND US A SIGN,
SEND US SOMETHING MARK, WHY DID YOU DIE
IT ISNT FAIR THIS MONSTER ENDED YOUR LIFE,
HE TOOK YOU FROM YOUR BABY DAUGHTER AND WIFE
HE TOOK AWAY THE SAWYERS SON
ALL BECAUSES HE WANTED A NEW GUN
JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS MAKES ME REAL SAD,
KNOWING YOUR BABY GIRL WILL NO LONGER SEE HER DAD
WE ALL WANT ANSWERS AND WE WANT THEM NOW,
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN MARK, HOW HOW HOW
TO YVONNE, WHO WAS YOUR LOVING WIFE,
WE KNOW YOU WERE THE LOVE OF MARKS LIFE
TO LILLY, SHE WAS HIS BABY GIRL.
WE KNOW YOU WERE DADDYS ENTIRE WORLD
TO HIS PARENTS HE WAS ONE OF TWO SONS,
TO US,HE WAS A HERO WHO DIED FOR A GUN
THROUGH THE SEASONS, WINTER,SPRING,SUMMER, AND FALL,
BADGE 76 WILL BE REMEMBERED BY ALL.
SO MANY QUESTIONS
SO MANY QUESTIONS WE WANT ANSWERS TO,
THE FIRST ONE BEING, WHY HE CHOSE YOU
A CITY WANTS ANSWERS, WE NEED TO KNOW WHY
SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, WHY DID HE DIE
WHY DID THIS MONSTER KILL THIS OFFICER SO YOUNG,
WAS IT REALLY ALL FOR A GUN
WHY DID THIS MONSTER TAKE AWAY A FATHER,
NOW MARK WONT SEE HIS BABY DAUGHTER
THIS MONSTER TOOK A HUSBAND FROM A WIFE
I HOPE YOUR HAPPY MONSTER, YOU DESTROYED THIS FAMILIES LIFE
THIS MONSTER TOOK AWAY A SON
WAS IT WORTH IT MONSTER, WAS IT WORTH THE GUN
THIS MONSTER TOOK AWAY A CITYS COP,
I ASK YOU MONSTER, WHEN WILL YOU STOP
SO LISTEN UP MONSTER FOR THIS I KNOW,
ONCE THEY HAVE YOU ITS OFF TO PRISON YOU'LL GO
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