KATE
Kate
They didn't care about us
Or even know our name
Hearts full of hate and evil
No thoughts of guilt or shame.
Her life was unfolding before her
Her wedding day was going to plan
To a man she believed whatever life dealt
Would always be holding her hand.
Then the voice on the phone asked is Kate alright
What was said next will stay in my head.
A bomb has gone off in Omagh
The news say there's 21 dead.
Raced from the house and ran down the lane
One thought forever etched in my mind
When I bade her goodbye just a few hours ago
Was it for the very last time.
The bright yellow shirts of the Spanish
Now the bright yellow flash of the bomb
Is this what they mean about hell on earth
Dear God where have we gone wrong.
She lies on the street in the carnage
Surrounded by death and the screams
She won't close her eyes, she might never awake
Is this one of those nightmarish dreams.
They scarred her mind and her body
Thoughts in dreams where they don't belong
And the man she believed would always be there
Took some of her dreams then was gone.
But they couldn't take her spirit
Or fill her with their hate
She is as she has always been
My beautiful daughter - Kate.
Bernadette Kelly
They didn't care about us
Or even know our name
Hearts full of hate and evil
No thoughts of guilt or shame.
Her life was unfolding before her
Her wedding day was going to plan
To a man she believed whatever life dealt
Would always be holding her hand.
Then the voice on the phone asked is Kate alright
What was said next will stay in my head.
A bomb has gone off in Omagh
The news say there's 21 dead.
Raced from the house and ran down the lane
One thought forever etched in my mind
When I bade her goodbye just a few hours ago
Was it for the very last time.
The bright yellow shirts of the Spanish
Now the bright yellow flash of the bomb
Is this what they mean about hell on earth
Dear God where have we gone wrong.
She lies on the street in the carnage
Surrounded by death and the screams
She won't close her eyes, she might never awake
Is this one of those nightmarish dreams.
They scarred her mind and her body
Thoughts in dreams where they don't belong
And the man she believed would always be there
Took some of her dreams then was gone.
But they couldn't take her spirit
Or fill her with their hate
She is as she has always been
My beautiful daughter - Kate.
Bernadette Kelly
Further Information
Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH10An/34
Published Date: 14-Aug-08
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