You’ll Never Be Forgotten Poem by Professor Dr. Stanley Collymore

You’re just another unfortunate casualty of
a world possessed of a distorted notion
of what its priorities are and as a
good, decent and caring person
who always put the needs of
others before your own it
was only a matter of
time before your
own victimhood
was itself
assured.

But despite the
cruel injustice and futility of your death
your memory and what you ethically
stood for live on permanently in the
hearts and minds of those of us
who were fortunate enough
to have known, loved and
deeply respected you.

Just as these attributes of yours will undoubtedly be a legacy
I’m sure to generations of as yet unborn Barbadians and
others globally who will hallow your memory and the
work that regrettably you were cut short from
completing, but which none the less must
continue for all time in the manner it
deservedly and proudly should be!