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Tiny Voices Unheard – #poetry of #lost #children – #childabuse

26 Tuesday May 2020

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This poem is based loosely on true facts.  It has been eating at me for some time now, and so I’ve put it into words. Child abuse is not just physical,, it is emotional.  We must lift our children UP, never tear them down, lest they become the bully.


He cries, all he wants is his trike
She yells, so coarsely, berating
He wonders, “Is this what life is like?”
She sneers at him, a look, so deprecating

“Daddy! Push me on the swing”
She sighs, he’s much too busy
Playing around with gardening things
Disturbed, he hollers, in a tizzy

Tiny minds, developing,
Inside a hardened home
Why bother having children,
If they mess you up?
Surely, they will stray,
Find comfort when they roam
Eventually becoming parents
Neither worthy of a pup

Silence looms, across the neighborhood
Except the noise, coming from that house
Chastising, loudly, they shout for no good
Instead of being happy, all they do is grouse

Still, two tiny beings, afraid to say a word
Sit and stare, each dreading what’s to come
For even if they speak, they aren’t even heard
To their parent’s evil, eventually, they’ll succumb

 

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Stuck on Repeat – #poetry – #AprilWriting

04 Thursday Apr 2019

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When morning light begins
And says goodnight to moon

I try to escape what’s in
The house, this awful tune

A song that lingers on and on
It’s one not easy to forget

Sounding more like a drone
And eventually, one, I regret

To hear it again, I don’t wanna
It’s enough to make me dread

Kind of reminds me of Manamana
Now try getting it out of your head

Still my daughter sings to me
This song she learned so well

And all it ever brings to me
Is a headache, and a dizzy spell

 

Author’s Note: For those of us with children, this song was a staple in the house for years. The Elephant Show and its theme song was always being sung. Just minutes ago, I told my daughter the prompt, and yes, you guessed it, she started singing it. She’s 29… lol  Never heard it?  Listen HERE – Good luck getting it out of your head.

April Writing Prompts – Skinamarinky Dinky Dink – Day 4/30

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A Typical Place ~ #poetry

05 Monday Mar 2018

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Something was missing inside this house
Sometimes noisy, it was quiet as a mouse

Perhaps they had left, gone out to play
Maybe they waited for, yet, another day

Still, the silence droned loudly in the tiny room
No one at the table, nor granny with her broom

Everything is tidy, but no one comes to see
This is where you’d always find, one big family

But times have changed, the kids all grown
Granny’s gone to a different home

The house lays still, collecting dust
The fireplace andirons, have started to rust

Where once, pure laughter filled the air
There’s no one home, there’s no one there

They’ve all gone away, and found their own place
Once a house full of love, is now one empty place

 

The Daily Post: Typical

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Holiday Traditions

12 Thursday Dec 2013

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We all have them.  They are the things our parents and grandparents did when we were small, that we may still carry on today.  I’d like to share one of mine with you.

My mom always had the house beautifully decorated for the holidays.  I used to marvel at how patient she was hanging tinsel on each branch of the Christmas tree, a tradition she carried on from her mother.  Our tradition was the white Christmas tree on the hearth of the fireplace.  Decorated with red satin Christmas ball ornaments, the tree sat in the corner, giving the room a homey feeling.  You would think that sounds odd.  How could a white, artificial tree, be homey.  But it was.  It represented our family.  Every year, without fail, the tree was found in its spot.  As mom got older, she stopped decorating as much as she used to, eliminating the white tree, along with other things.

Lives get busy and emotions change and I found myself moving away from the traditions of my childhood, and creating new ones for my own family.  But something was always missing.  An empty space among all the decor.  And I could never put my finger on it.  Until now.

As most of you know, I left the wedding and event industry after 15 plus years to pursue a greater passion.  In doing so, it has also given me the time to reflect on my life.  What I did, what I am doing and what I have yet to accomplish.  Have you ever taken the time to do this?  Most of you will say no because you’re busy running out the door to get to your jobs, or your child’s soccer or baseball game or just running, in general.  We all need to do this at some point in our lives.  If we don’t, we will lose ourselves.

And so, as I prepared to decorate my own home, a task that had lost some of its luster over the years, I decided it was time to make a change.  I simply stated to my husband that I wanted a white Christmas tree.  I explained the sentiment behind it and he said “if that’s what you want, then do it”.  And we did.  I wanted my mom, who is up there in her years, to experience those days of long ago, once again.  She has no idea we did this and I can’t wait to see her face when she comes in the house.  We do not have a hearth to place the tree on but it does sit in the corner of the room, adding a warmth that I never imagined I could feel again.

ImageMy little piece of comfort…

It’s so important to have traditions within your family but even more important to carry them forward so that your children and their children will have these memories.  It doesn’t have to be a holiday tradition.  It could be as simple as flying a kite on the beach.  It is whatever feels right in your heart.

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Halloween – Yesterday & Today

29 Tuesday Oct 2013

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It’s almost that time, where the goblins and ghouls come out to wreak havoc on unsuspecting trick or treaters.   This brings me back to the better days.  The days when your parents helped you get dressed in your costume, gave you a sack, a bucket, whatever vessel it was, to hold your candy, and off you went.  You met up with friends and took the neighborhood by storm.  A time when Mom & Dad didn’t have to worry where you were after sunset.  You knew what time you had to be in or in my case; my Dad’s two-finger whistle alerted the whole neighborhood it was time to come home.  We all flocked to Mrs. S’s house because she had caramel apples and no one ever thought about a razor blade inside.  Try that today…

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Times have changed so drastically.  We are in post 9/11 mode on a constant daily basis.  We think twice before the children go out to play.  Where are they going?  Are the other parents home?  Have we gone over the “rules” enough that they remember?  Today, play dates & house parties are the norm.  Children are dropped off at a friend’s, with a specific time to be picked up.  Less worry for concerned parents.

Halloween used to be one of my favorite holidays.  Used to be.  No longer can we trust that our children’s safety is not at risk.  No longer can we allow our children to eat their candy without first checking the packaging.   This takes away from the fun of going door to door and passing the word about  who has the best candy.  From hearing all the other adults ooh and ahh over the little three year old dressed like Cinderella. From being a kid.

Sadly, we’re lucky if we get two dozen trick or treaters at our house.  Years ago, we had hundreds.

So, remember, on this Halloween, please drive safely.  Watch out for little ones, whose parents took the time to take them out and give them the experience we all had and yes, even the teenagers who are roaming the streets after dark.

Have a Safe & Happy Halloween.

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