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childomine
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since 2000-01-25
Posts 818
st. petersburg, FL

0 posted 2000-05-26 10:29 AM


He strikes her in the head
and she stumbles to her knees.
The deadly blows continue
despite her fervent pleas.

She shakes him in an effort
to silence his piercing cries.
Screaming, "I can't stand it anymore",
still shaking him as he dies.

What manner of love is this,
that inflicts painful death?
How can you claim to love them
as they take their final breath?

He strikes her down in anger,
there's nothing she can say.
Dinner wasn't what he wanted,
it was her fault he had a bad day.

He needs the comfort of his mother,
maybe to be diapered or have food.
He's far too young to understand
her foul and angry mood.

What manner of love is this,
that inflicts painful death?
How dare you claim to love them,
as they take their final breath?

                05/29/2000



 ...Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that is....
Black Eagle
Oglala Sioux holy man


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Swåmp¤Faerÿie
Member
since 2000-03-29
Posts 358
Illinois
1 posted 2000-05-26 12:03 PM


This is so very sad,but so true and i think you did a very good job of portraying this kind of paradoxical love. Great poem....

swamp

 And there she weaves by night and day,
a magic web of colours gay.~Tennyson

dgvarner
Member Elite
since 2000-05-13
Posts 3552
High Springs, Florida
2 posted 2000-05-26 04:28 PM


very big question..."what manner of love is this"...

good job on a difficult subject..

dgvarner

childomine
Senior Member
since 2000-01-25
Posts 818
st. petersburg, FL
3 posted 2000-05-27 10:09 PM


swamp and dgvarner - thanks for the comments.  This particular subject bothers me immensely but I really never thought about writing about it.  The words came to me as I tried to sleep.  Guess it was something I was suppose to touch on.

 ...Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that is....
Black Eagle
Oglala Sioux holy man


twinsgd
Member
since 2000-02-13
Posts 416
Ontario,Canada
4 posted 2000-05-28 10:06 AM


Wife beating is acceptable (we don't seriously punish the beaters) and then we feign surprise at child abuse....Wake up America.
Good poem Kim....thought provoking!!

Jack

breezeinnc
Junior Member
since 2000-04-26
Posts 47
USA
5 posted 2000-05-28 03:20 PM


Love itself is a difficult subkect and unexplained in many ways.
Its a matter of feelling. A very difficult subject well written

breezeinnc



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