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Little Boy Black and Blue
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Little Boy Black and Blue |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California 
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LITTLE BOY BLACK AND BLUE Oh, Little Boy Black and Blue, Who was it that did this to you? Who raised a hand at innocence, Just to proclaim their eminence At a child's expense? Was this your loving mother's psalm, This stormy song beneath your calm? The one who nourished you from birth. Were you more trouble then you were worth? Oh, was it her who did this to you, Little Boy Black and Blue? Was it your father, that loving soul? Did the alcohol cause him to lose control? Was his patience tried and taunted By the boy he never wanted? Oh, was it him that did this to you, Little Boy Black and Blue? Oh, Little Boy Black and Blue, The autopsy confirms it is true. You were sodomized and strangled. You were beaten, broken, mangled. How you must've screamed in agony As bloodstained hands brought you more misery. Oh, was it someone you never even knew, Little Boy Black and Blue? For baby "Joshua" - 1993 [This message has been edited by Michael (edited 09-01-99).] |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Dang Michael this was good! So sad, but very well written! 'Tis a tragedy those poor kids that loose their lives in such a way! |
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PhaerieChild Senior Member
since 1999-08-30
Posts 1787Aloha, Oregon |
My God Michael!!! That was so sad but so true and it should scare people enough to wake them to what's happening to their kids. I am in awe of your talent. ------------------ Words lay dormant in the recesses of the mind til called forth to a labor of love. By WildChild |
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DreamEvil Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 2396 |
Michael, let the Darkness flow freely and fill my cup to the brim with the sweet taste of my own bitter tears. Rock on into the Night! ------------------ Life is pain is poetry, at least I'll be productive. DreamEvil© |
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moonmoon Member
since 1999-08-13
Posts 277TX , USA |
Very well written Michael...The uneasiness is still haunting me..  ------------------ "No one was ever ruined from without; The final ruin comes from within.".....Amelia E. Barr |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
You've taken an almost sing song, Nursery Rhyme type poem and created a horrible image! And it works! Great, simply great!  |
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Angel Senior Member
since 1999-07-02
Posts 551Pennsylvania |
Oh my, I have a little brother who is about the same age baby Joshua was. It is terrifying to even imagine the thought of anyone raising a hand to that precious little boy. Your words even made me cry . |
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roxane Senior Member
since 1999-09-02
Posts 505us |
i read this poem and thought that it was very good so i went and read a bunch more by you and entertained myself for some time. your gift for poetry is incredible. if you ever stumble across anything that i've posted, i would certainly appreciate any and all advice that you could give |
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Systematic Decay Senior Member
since 1999-09-15
Posts 1301That place with padded walls and funny people in white......... |
WOW, I missed this one the first time it was up, but i was looking through some poems back on I think its page 4, and this one DEFINITELY deserves to go back to the top of page 1. Great poem....so sad ------------------ "Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage." -Billy Corgan- |
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Elizabeth
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Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
I have seen many poems on this subject, but this is by far the best one... ------------------ *Elizabeth* "Dwelt a maid belov'd and cherish'd by high and low, But with autumn leaf she perish'd, long time ago..." "Something sweet, something sort of grandish, sweeps my soul when thou art near..." |
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Dragoness Senior Member
since 1999-08-07
Posts 513 |
Haunting,beatifully written and so horribly real. Wonderful job on this one. ------------------ Set you heart free and your mind will follow. |
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JennyLee Senior Member
since 1999-09-01
Posts 1461Northwestern, NJ. |
Good verse on a tragic subject. Jenny |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
Michael, WOW- this is a sad poem but so beautifully written. Very Haunting and very true. ------------------ What comes from the heart goes to the heart. Samuel Coleridge |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
Well thanks a lot Michael for bringing me out of my elated mood. (Of course what did I expect in the dark room?) Well done friend, a sad portrayal. |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
This hurts.. "cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind" |
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TexUS Member
since 2003-03-20
Posts 228 |
Tragic and haunting. You are an excellent poet. |
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LaGraceLa Member
since 2011-01-30
Posts 243Minnesota, USA |
Amazing, simply amazing. Haunting and brutally truthful. |
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