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Children Must Be Safe From Abuse!








The Mind Traveler
There are cracks in the ceiling
just above my head.
I watch them so very closely
from my place upon the bed.
Or, are they really webs,
each creeping a different way
to join with others,
who just yearned to stray?
The loneliness there
makes me crazy.
Or, is it that other,
the pain I will not define
that says to go from this place
before I lose my mind.
I leave to watch some clouds
as they blossom in the sky
and wait for crystal drops
to fall where
it has become very, very dry.
I wait to watch a rainbow
cross a summer sky.
Its fleeting path joins a place
fine enough to hide
a very precious base.
From a lowland retreat,
I can see rocky towers
trimmed with gold and green.
I run from fingers of fog
above a racing stream.
I float above quivering grasses
that cover an endless plain,
with patches of wheat and corn
flattened by wind and rain.
The cobwebs are back now but
I keep my eyes closed.
I know there are spiders
flitting through the air.
I can hear their breathing
very near my hair.
I want to see a tornado
spinning along the ground.
The wood and glass may kill me
but so will that sound.
Comments
Very moving poem. I truly hope it was not written from your personal experience. I can't imagine how anyone could abuse their own child. It's just beyond what I can understand. Voted up!
What a gut-wrenching poem filled with emotion of pain. Very touching and awesome. The thought of a child being abused hurts my soul, as they are so innocent and undeserving. Voted up!!!
Beautiful poem! Thank you for sharing! Voted up! sharing!
Enjoyed your poem! Children are so innocent and those who abuse them and mean, demented people who should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
A powerful message. I have written several hubs about abuse. Nothing angers me more than the abuse of children, and it is an epidemic in this country. Wonderful work here!
Wabash a very good poem and not only children but no one should be abused.
This is a powerful and intense poem, wabash annie, with very interesting imagery. I enjoy reading your poetry!
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