WHY DID HE HAVE TO MURDER MY NIECE

12/27/2015

Today I imagined
And I did not want to
Today I imagined
His violence on your innocence
And I did not want to
Today I imagined
His extreme knifing
And I did not want to
Today I imagined
Why his hate was in the blade
And I did not want to
Today I imagined
What his murderous-rage looked like
And I did not want to
Today I imagined his heartless core
As he willfully attacked you
And I did not want to
Today I imagined
Why he did such an extreme kill
And I did not want to
Today I imagined
Killing him as he killed you
And I did not want to
Today I imagined
Then I had to stop
And rest my weary head alongside
My somber, careworn spirit

My sister's daughter, Jacquelyn Porreca, not posing but resting on a carpet... Her hair softly draped over her neck. One of her mother's favorite photos ... a profound essence came through a candid moment that her mother will hold forever in her heart.

19 Comments

Patricia Rahn

12/27/2015 03:50:55 pm

A terrible crime to imagine hopefully in time that awful memory is replaced by the beautiful ones and the beautiful woman your niece was.

Frances Drabick link

12/27/2015 07:10:26 pm

Yes, one day... thank you, Patricia. Her inner beauty is there... so much to sort out for my family...all else will fade one day, except her.

Meghann

12/28/2015 02:31:54 pm

I miss my friend terribly.

Frances Drabick link

12/28/2015 03:32:26 pm

Thank you for loving, and caring for her in friendship. I miss her, too. I think of her daily. She bubbles up and refreshes my mind. But then I have dark moments when my mind goes to her in that salon...thus this poem... it is inevitable to view it all when there is such a deep love and respect for someone as fine as Jackie was... all he had to do was push her or slap her... her death is also now his... but without the immense love of her 'true' friends and family...

Meghann

12/30/2015 03:24:51 pm

It's still very devastating to me, like its a nightmare I can't wake up from.
It makes no sense, it didn't have to be this way.
I pray for justice and closure daily.
Your family is in my thoughts.

Carol Jamison

1/4/2016 03:04:48 pm

So true, Fran. If he pushed her out of his way, he would've gotten away. Jackie's murder was a senseless, outrageous act of cowardice.

Mary

12/28/2015 10:44:28 pm

I am so very sorry for your loss. What a horrific tragedy and a life taken far too soon. May she rest in peace and may the family and friends of this young women hold on tight to all the good memories and times shared to help them thru. My deepest sympathy. God bless.

Frances Drabick link

12/30/2015 05:47:37 am

Thank you for your kind words. Jackie is yet another example of so many others that are taken each day from their family and friends by heartless, selfish people.

vicki martino

12/29/2015 02:24:13 pm

The loss of your beloved niece is an ache that doesn't go away.

Frances Drabick link

12/30/2015 05:49:25 am

Thanks, Vicki.... I know you understand my words.

Bitsy

12/29/2015 03:27:09 pm

Frances, your writing makes us reflect in a life taken too soon. My heart is heavy for you and your family.

Frances Drabick link

12/30/2015 05:55:15 am

Bitsy, thank you for seeing the message in my words. I have started writing other pieces on my niece... she has been in my heart, deeper than most, since her birth. She was truly loved by her family and her good and sincere friends. So many are losing their family members to heartless killings... Jackie is now in that statistic. We find in nearly unbelievable.

Mickey Myers

12/29/2015 09:34:50 pm

I love her so much..... And miss her terribly.

Frances Drabick link

12/30/2015 06:03:10 am

Dear Mike, your loss is so great. I am beyond grief for you as Jackie's love. You had our family's treasure in your presence. I hope one day you share stories of your good times as a couple. Mending the heart takes time... she knows you love and miss her... she'd want you to go to a Yankee's game, eat a hot dog ...she'll be in sunlight... my best you.

Meghann

12/30/2015 04:13:16 pm

She loved you too Mick. Don't ever forget that!!

Carol Jamison

1/4/2016 03:08:04 pm

My heart goes out to you. I'm so, so sorry 💔

Frances Drabick link

1/5/2016 06:51:33 am

Thank you, Carol. This has truly been a deep family affair for so many from her immediate family to all of our relatives... many cousins. So senseless... we are breeding, at least partially, a sick generation of Americans... lazy, irresponsible adults, who use, use, use, and refuse to mature... Jackie was not one of them... she was on the solid side, moving her life with direction she created... one of the best.

Alexis

12/30/2015 01:02:17 am

Horrific. I'm so so sorry.

Frances Drabick link

12/30/2015 06:11:24 am

Alexis, thank you for stopping in to read my poem. Yes, her ending was horrific. I stated in another comment that Jackie is one of thousands now, in that realm of disbelief by family. It is getting much too common. And none of these victims are common to their love ones. There are too many heartless, insensitive people out there. Selfish in their actions.

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