Please say his name!

Are you ashamed?
can you not see
I need to hear he was special
to others not just to me.

Don't be afraid
It's nothing morbid or out of place
to remember the smile that
shined so brightly on his face.

Please say his name
What do you fear?
will it make you uncomfortable
if I cry because he is not here?

What's happened to our world
that we have gone so far
that we cannot say their name
if they now live beyond the stars?

As you go through the day
with your child so close to you
please remember those who are gone
and say their name too.