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Robert E. Jordan
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

0 posted 2010-01-19 08:33 PM

The social worker lady
drives Bones out to his new home
on the farm.

The social worker lady
introduces Bones to his new family.

“I’m afraid he’s a little upset.”
“Awww, of course he is,
poor little guy.”

After the social worker lady leaves,
the general demeanor of the farmer
changes abruptly.

The farmer slaps Bones across the face
and tells him to stop his bawling.

The farmer grabs Bones
by the scruff of the neck,
and pushes him up
two flights of stairs.

Bones is shoved into a cold room
lit by a single 40 watt light bulb.

There’s an old Army cot in the room.

There’s an alarm clock
with a glowing green face
sitting beside the cot.

The farmer slams the door shut,
and locks it.

Bobby

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
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1 posted 2010-01-20 03:15 PM

Traumatic experiences like this one will never ever fade away.

How many children were abused like this by seemingly benevolent people (in the social workers' eyes)? Oh, too many!

Very sad testimony, dear Bobby.

Love,
Margherita

Bill Charles
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2 posted 2010-01-20 03:23 PM

Bobby - seems Bones was put in with the wrong farmer. One Bones can't have experienced all that has been written about him, or can it...

BC

Robert E. Jordan
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3 posted 2010-01-20 04:18 PM

Thanks dear Margherita,

Yes, you are correct. Of course Bones died rather young, so he never got a chance to get over it.

Love Bobby

Robert E. Jordan
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4 posted 2010-01-20 04:19 PM

Thanks Bill,

My friend Bones never got to school that year. He was too busy with farm work. You're right, it was the wrong farmer. It's a dice roll.

Bobby

Alison

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5 posted 2010-01-26 07:39 PM

I wanted to say "another time - another life" .. then I thought what a platitude that actually is. I think one reason my heart breaks for Bones is because this still does happen. Bobby, your gift to us is making us think, open our eyes, and stop with the platitudes.

Thank you.

Love,
Alison

Robert E. Jordan
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6 posted 2010-01-26 08:25 PM

Thanks dear Alison,

Yes, it does still happen all the time--and that is what's very sad.

Love Bobby

2islander2
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since 2008-03-12

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7 posted 2010-01-28 05:03 PM

Hello Bobby, violence has to be condemned, your experience is an intolerable cruelty, there is no words for abused children.

regards

yann

Robert E. Jordan
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8 posted 2010-01-28 07:06 PM

Thanks Yann,

What you say is true. When they are abused, children feel so much alone.

Bobby

Earl Brinkman
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9 posted 2010-06-17 05:58 AM

The abuse that children suffer is intolerable. Bones would agree.

Robert E. Jordan
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10 posted 2010-06-17 08:05 AM

Thanks Earl,

What you say is very true.

Bones/Bobby

LindsayP
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since 2007-07-28

Posts 3410
Australia, Victoria

11 posted 2010-06-17 09:49 PM

By golly Bobby I hope Bones is going to

write his autobiography before someone renders him unable. It will be a best seller
for sure.

Lindsay

Amaryllis
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since 2010-05-20

Posts 1306
Mi now

12 posted 2010-06-17 09:54 PM

Mamma bear Amaryllis wishes she could protect ALL the children out there in need of a mamma bear!!!

.Grrrrr
~Amaryllis

latearrival
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since 2003-03-21

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13 posted 2010-06-17 10:00 PM

During the depression many many children were sent out to farmers because the parents in the cities could not feed them. many of those kids never found their parents again. They sent trains filled out to farms.
It was a very sad time. latearrival

Robert E. Jordan
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14 posted 2010-06-18 06:19 AM

Thanks Lindsay,

For the kind words to Bones. He's working on his autobiography.

Bobby

Robert E. Jordan
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15 posted 2010-06-18 06:20 AM

Thanks dear Amaryllis,

Bones and I wish you could too.

Love Bobby

Robert E. Jordan
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16 posted 2010-06-18 06:22 AM

Thanks dear Latearrival,

You are correct, it was a sad time.

Love Bobby

2islander2
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by the sea

17 posted 2010-06-19 05:07 AM

your poem is fascinating, your poems so descriptive...thanks for it.

regards

yann

easy1
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since 2010-05-22

Posts 1209
Southeastern USA

18 posted 2010-06-19 07:00 AM

Truly that is/was the wrong farm and the wrong farmer. Yet, any child of any age who suffers tyrranical mistreatment is in the same locked room.

I hope Bones hitched a ride with some better people and got out of there... This vignette deserves a continuation, perhaps in the (auto)biography?

Abuse of power
is pernicious slavery.
Defend against it.

Bill Charles
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Posts 10619
highways, & byways, for now

19 posted 2010-06-20 12:34 PM

Bobby - how sad this is about Bones. Living on a farm should be a happy time, in my opinion...

BC

Robert E. Jordan
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20 posted 2010-06-20 07:06 PM

Thanks Yann,

I'm very pleased that the poem worked well for you.

Bobby

Robert E. Jordan
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

21 posted 2010-06-20 07:10 PM

Thanks Easy1,

Bones did get out of there, and he's now doing very well.

You are correct, it was the wrong farm, and the wrrong farmer.

All of my work is autobiographical to some extent.

Bobby

Robert E. Jordan
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22 posted 2010-06-20 07:11 PM

Thanks Bill,

Yes, the farm should be a happy place. However, such is not always the case.

Bobby

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