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Like I am sure a lot of you good people of Perth I have been closely following the dreadful circumstances and fatal consequences of young (25 years) Bill Carter’s choices as if I knew the young man, (which I didn’t).
However, as the father of a remote mine worker FIFO son who has just survived what was effectively a mental breakdown and loss of relationship, home, savings, broke and basically couch surfing for two years, I felt a close personal affinity for Bill’s parents. Mainly with Bill’s mother as she clearly and inevitably publicly struggled with what I am sure to her was the increasingly unbelievable certainty that there was no happy ending to her nightmare. Sadly, and cruelly, this was proven to be horribly true as Bill’s body has now been found.
So, there I was last week, a day or so after the police dealt with the finding of young Bill. Working a nightshift and deep in thought about the young life lost in circumstances that so easily might have happened to me. Wondering how I might have dealt with that and feeling incredibly emotional.
Looking at that last photo of Bill and his Mum on the day she dropped him at the airport I saw that the two of them have the same eyes. A need to express myself from the sadness of the situation arose in me and a poem flowed from the stream of consciousness. I ask your permission to share my short poem with you via the wonderful Langtrees blog pages.
Author: Magnum
Father of a FIFO Man
For: Langtrees.com
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“Thank you for trusting us with something so raw and personal. Your words carry the weight of a parent’s fear, love, and helplessness in the face of something no one is ever prepared for. You didn’t know Bill, yet you honoured him in the most human way possible — by seeing him through the eyes of someone who could have been your own son. The connection you drew between Bill and your FIFO son is devastatingly real. So many families walk that knife-edge quietly, hoping their loved one makes it back into the light. Your poem captures that fragile space between hope and despair with honesty and tenderness. My deepest sympathy is with Bill’s mother and family, and with everyone grieving this loss. And to you — please accept our love as well. Carrying this kind of empathy and reflection is heavy, and it’s clear your heart holds more than most. Your vulnerability here is a strength, not a burden. Your words matter. Thank you for sharing them, and for reminding us to look at one another with compassion.”
“What a beautifully written tribute. Your words truly capture deep emotions and heartfelt reflection in a way that resonates with anyone who has loved and lost. Thank you for sharing something so personal and moving.”
“I can only agree with Amanda. Thanks for sharing this beautiful ode. It gave me goosebumps to read it. No family should have to go through such a tragic loss.”
“Thanks for sharing your personal experience with your son and your feelings for Bill and his family shone through in your verse. It is so sad for Bill and his family”
“What a truly beautiful ode Magnum. Agreed, I can only imagine the pain the family is going through and my heart and thoughts go out to them. ”
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