Taken

Taken

People come and people go

Some with notice and some say so

Others kiss you and walk away

Mothers hug you on their last day

I had a mother and then she was gone

Brutally left to fight on my own

Never again to hear her kind voice

Left with an emptiness, a certain black void

Moving along I live my own life

Free to be me, no one to advise

I heard her advice, in the time she was here

And now she is gone, I have nothing to hear

My dreams tell stories in a dark lonely night

The pain I carry, a never-ending fight

She left me, and never came back

I was left standing, gasping for air

The pain is buried, but somehow it’s there

In my daily life, my mistakes and torment

I will love, for that’s all that stands in the end.

eavesdropping

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a young child’s voice speaking to her father breaks my reverie

as I listen from another space

the conversation wrapped

with respect and filled

with love and the

thought floats

through my

mind

i chose the best father for my offspring

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Child

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Once there was a little boy
He was my pride and joy
That little boy has grown
A man now fills his place –
Sweet child was mine on loan

Teddy Bear Haiku

Teddy Bears

(I)
A little girl reads
Worn out teddy bear is facing my direction

(II)
A little girl reads
Abandoned teddy bears lie strewn on the cold floor

Prayer through Poetry

Young Child's Hands Praying On Holy Bible

When I clasp my hands to pray
And prayers are whispered in poetry
My heart reveals itself to thee
The One who, in mercy, created me