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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois 
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This is from the baby's point of view. Wish I had a name but I don't. This just really struck me down deep today as I heard of this... Senseless Tragedy I was born upon this day What a miracle I thought Looking at a big new world In my lungs fresh air was brought Couldn't have been happier To be in my mothers arm As we walked off together Had no clue I was in harm I felt so very safe there Snuggled in my momma's chest I might have even had some... Milk from my momma's breast Oh God how can I thank you For this momma you gave me Who will teach me how to pray Or to laugh and run so free Mom, what is this you're doing? Tell me what is this bag for? The one you've placed me into That you picked up off the floor? This bag is rough and scratchy And I don't like it in here I'm screaming for you now Mom Oh, please God doesn't she hear? I felt my little heart leap I was flung into the air Landed in a garbage can Is this how you show you care? It's growing dark in here now I cry from terror, I'm scared I smell an awful odor I'm alone and so despaired My breath is getting shorter And I'm now gasping for air Mom, why won't you pick me up It's so awfully dark in here My little fists are flailing There's not much that I can do To break this bag that holds me Haven't strength to tear it through My fists are little clenched balls As my breath now fades away I lay inside this garbage can I'll not see another day God bless those little ones! The only comforting thought I have from all this, is to think that maybe, just maybe these babies are too good to go through this earth. They are in better hands with a God who loves them and won't harm them. < !signature--> <*\\\>< YOUR LIFE IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU! [This message has been edited by WhtDove (edited 04-19-2000).] |
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Jeffrey Carter
since 2000-04-08
Posts 2367State of constant confusion! |
This a very powerful piece you have here. I have never heard tragedy displayed so beautifully. You have touched a nerve in this tender heart 'o mine. Thank you for sharing. Jeffrey |
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poetFemmeFatale Member Elite
since 1999-07-25
Posts 2646Arkansas |
Oh my gosh...this brings tears to my eyes...you're right, this is senseless tradegy. This very act happens so often here where I live...babies always left abandoned, and some in the dumpsters like you mentioned here...it's just awful. My heart aches everytime I hear of another... |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This one has my heart crying. Very well written and expressed, Rebecca. Denise |
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Pepper Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079Southern Florida |
I'm almost speechless here, Dove ... This powerful piece is the best of yours yet .... Excuse me now, as I run for the Kleenix ........ "Man is complex .... he makes deserts bloom and lakes die." Dr. Laurence J. Peter |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Whtdove, you are to be commended for both parts 1 and 2 of this tragic scenario. The world inundates us with sad stories to the point where we become numb, but you take and put it into poetic form and it strikes our heart as a knife to its sheath. I challenge you now, to take both parts 1 and 2, heck, I challenge everyone here, with your permission, to copy these off and post them in every single school in the nation. It HAS to make an impact. Sunshine Look, then, into thine heart, and write ~~~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Oh, this is so sad...it is hard to understand the desperatness that drives a mother to do this to her own child. Very well written! |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Oh Rebecca, tears won't stop pouring from my eyes. This is so sad, I cannot understand why someone would do this to an innocent, beautiful helpless child. You expressed this beautifully What comes from the heart goes to the heart. Samuel Coleridge |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
An earth shattering piece of poetry Liz |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Thank you all! I have heard she has survived. Though no parents are known or found as of yet. I hope they're not stupid enough to return this child to the one who did it to her. This when I heard it, made me really angry. So very sad it is when they don't think of the precious little life they hold in their hands. Just toss it away like they'd throw away their lunch from McDonalds. That just infuritates me! God bless this child, and I hope she finds a loving home to be in! May God watch over all the days of her life!!! |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Nothing is sadder than a story told through the eyes of a victim. You created a very special piece here, dovey. |
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bobbycat Member
since 2000-02-06
Posts 233USA |
*....is going to give her son an extra extra extra long hug right now....* Your talent is tremendous.  Bobbycat =^..^= ~~Blessed Be!~~ |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
WhiteDove~ Your anger is shared by all of us. Our hearts break when we hear these horrendous tales. Throw-away babies are such a sad epitaph for our society. We need to be the voice for the infants who cannot speak. Bless you for telling it with such tremendous feeling. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ noles1@totcon.com |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
You're poems are both so tragic...your pain shows here, Becky. There is no answer....we've become a society of 'throw aways'..if you don't like something or someone..throw them away.. and move on.... Let's recycle humans... |
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WhiteNite Member
since 2000-04-09
Posts 241Montgomery, AL |
Oh wow..... I'm having trouble holding back the tears myself but then I cried at "The Green Mile" too.. guess I'm just a softy... But man... I almost feel betrayed myself just reading this... very moving. "The storm rises up when the shadows descend every beat of my heart every day without end I will stand like a rock I will bend till I break till theres no more to give if thats what it takes I will risk everything I will fight I will bleed I will lay down my life if thats what you need every second I live thats the promise I make" I have no idea who wrote this... tell me if you know. =) |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
You really expounded on part one with this poem, Rebecca. This is so powerful. Truly allows the tragedy to be felt completely by the reader. Wonderfully written - very appalling that it had to be true. Michael |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Makes me think that the mom must have really been in a desperate situation...and that doesn't justify it...but otherwise how could she possibly even consider doing this. It is a no win situation for that child..to be unwanted and dead or to be unwanted and raised by a mother that doesn't want you. James |
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Butterflies_dont_cry Member Elite
since 2000-03-06
Posts 3733Michigan |
 WhtDove* This is....amazing (for lack of a better word) You opened up a corner of my heart with this one. **tears forming** You have touched me. Thank you for sharing your gift with us. Hold me for yesterday Kiss me for tomorrow But love me for today. |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Thank you Balladeer! I couldn't help but think about that poor baby lying there and imagining what must have gone through her mind. Sunshine, I might just take you up on that challenge! Bobby I'm glad you're doing that. And when mine get home they'll all get one too! Thank you Marge! It seems as though it has become just that...a throw away society. Sharon I agree! What an idea!!!! Recycle humans! Great thought there! Thanks Michael! She did survive this ordeal I've heard and they named her Sabrina! James I don't know. There are so many sickeness' in the world today. But I think we've become a little too prone on explaining it away by those sickness'. I have no idea who the mother is, they don't either. I hope they find her, 10 to 1 she is young, and I would sure like to hear her side of the story. Butterfly, I'm glad you were touched. I hope everyone gets touched by this. And those that might need to hear it, see it. And long remember it! Thank you! |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
This is so very sad  |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Yes Ruth this is so very sad |
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Stephen Jones Member
since 2000-02-26
Posts 53 |
You really dove into an emotional scenario didn't you? You are really not afraid to touch on some very heart-wrenching social issues. I think this is powerful. Maybe your poetry can touch the world with a "sting" of salt to remind them of the sanctity of life. This particular poem really touched some deep rooted human feelings in all of us, especially about the vulnerability and preciousness of babies. Keep up the good work! My writing is salty in a sense as well but in a different way. I admire the social conciousness of your writing I see at times. Keep up the good work! For salt preserves, and is an antiseptic as well (though it stings deeply at the heart of the wound!) |
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Stephen Jones Member
since 2000-02-26
Posts 53 |
You really dove into an emotional scenario didn't you? You are really not afraid to touch on some very heart-wrenching social issues. I think this is powerful. Maybe your poetry can touch the world with a "sting" of salt to remind them of the sanctity of life. This particular poem really touched some deep rooted human feelings in all of us, especially about the vulnerability and preciousness of babies. Keep up the good work! My writing is salty in a sense as well but in a different way. I admire the social conciousness of your writing I see at times. Keep up the good work! For salt preserves, and is an antiseptic as well (though it stings deeply at the heart of the wound!) |
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Echo Rhayne Senior Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 1495Canyon Country, CA |
=*( I'm not waving, I'm drowning! |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Stephen thanks so much! It's one of those things that just grabs the heart and leaves you wondering how a person could be treated that way. I believe it states in the Bible don't let your salt lose its savor. I hope I won't ever do that. Thank you, for that is a great compliment in my eyes! Echo wipe those tears my dear! |
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LindaMac Junior Member
since 2000-04-16
Posts 23Houston, Texas, USA |
Oh, this makes me weep, and ashamed that we live in a world where a precious life is something so trivial that we can just toss it away...you have written a powerful message and the simplicity of a baby's perspective really touches me. Linda |
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erieval Member
since 2000-03-21
Posts 56northeasten pa. |
Dear Whtdove, This poem not only tugged on my heart strings, it ripped my heart out! Love, Erie |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Thank you Linda and Erie! I'm glad it touched everyone, I think we become to immune to things like this these days. |
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