How Long?

If I was kidnapped,
How long would it take
For someone
To realize I was missing?

If I died at home,
How long would it take
For someone
To find my body?

Would it be a matter of
Hours? Days? Weeks?
Longer still?

There'd be no one
To pay my ransom,
There'd be no one
To care if I ever came home.

There'd be no one to come
Home and discover my body,
There'd be no one to come
To my funeral.

How long would it take
For someone to realize
I wasn't coming back?
How long would it take
For someone to realize
They actually cared?