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Broken_Winged_Angel
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since 2000-04-06
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Small Town, Somewhere

0 posted 2000-10-26 05:24 AM


A little child cries at night
Lost and all alone
Her parents refuse to see the tears
It's a home without a home

Her daddy drinks away his pay
Gambling through out the night
Her mom works and doesn't look
At the reasons for her fright

Her daddys fist swings hard
Connecting as she cries for help
The little dog trys to save her
Sadly she hides her welts

Another family member comes to stay
Her hope begins to fade
By night she hides in the shadows
By day she deals with rape

Her tears begin to dry
She finds strength within herself
Taking the days one by one
She quits asking for any help

Struggling to survive
Through the cold days alone
She keeps a secret hope alive
Looking for a home within a home.

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It's not how much money you have, or how nice your house is, but how much love is inside the house that makes it a home...Be thankful for what ever you have, because there's always someone who doesn't share in your fortune...Thankyou.< !signature-->

With a little piece of tomorrow,
You'll have to kiss yesterday goodbye.
Because today won't last forever,
And the past will only make you cry.  


[This message has been edited by Broken_Winged_Angel (edited 10-26-2000).]

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pegasus111
Member Elite
since 2000-07-27
Posts 2219
ocala, fl, usa
1 posted 2000-10-26 08:30 AM


"and as you do unto the least of mine, you do unto me." -Jesus Christ

This piece is too sad to describe. Better a prayer than a critique. Too many frightened children locked up inside us. Peace

the woods are lovely, dark, and deep, but I have promises to keep, and many miles to go before I sleep...Frost


DawnG
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since 2000-06-23
Posts 1494
United States
2 posted 2000-10-26 04:36 PM


This piece has left me speechless. All I can say is Wow!

                                Dawn

a_little_girl
Member
since 2000-05-08
Posts 307
San Alejandro, HI, USA
3 posted 2000-10-26 05:53 PM


So sad...to not find love within a place that is supposed to be full of it. This is a stirring poem...well done, Angel, well done.
--Little Girl  

Alle'cram
Senior Member
since 2000-02-28
Posts 1816
Texas
4 posted 2000-10-26 10:44 PM


BrokenWing, This is too sad...sadly true and it hurts to read it. Very good writing. Marcy
2dalimit
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since 2000-02-08
Posts 2228
Mississippi coast
5 posted 2000-10-27 07:07 AM


Sad, but a reality in our society.
Great penmanship, though.
Melton

Broken_Winged_Angel
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since 2000-04-06
Posts 994
Small Town, Somewhere
6 posted 2000-10-30 05:08 AM


To all ... Sad, but true...yes.. Thankyou for posting your replies...and I only hope that if/when you have children, they all have a "home within a home" to live in...as I wish all of you did...Take care. Me.
Marge Tindal
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Florida's Foreverly Shores
7 posted 2000-10-30 06:46 AM


BrokenWingedAngel~
A very poignant piece.
Sadly it happens to too many children.
If praying could make it so - it would happen no more.
Thanks for sharing this.
~*Marge*~


~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

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