Sunday, September 20, 2009

Shadow Girl, may you rest in peace

the gates of never-never land
you entered a broken reed
fallow the field of your youth
no seed of love sown therein
like a deck of cards
shuffled from house to house
where many skeletons lived
in dark cellar closets hidden
home a word you never knew
a tiny dancer lost in shadows
don't snap my wings you cried
i cried
if you hug me I will break
shattered you were, in pieces
too many cracks had weakened
the whole and you leaked  throughout
a broken ship listing skyward
a fragile bird, prey for hawks
and other scavengers of the night
look both ways before you cross
too young i could not lead
with a shuttered heart
you could not follow

9 comments:

  1. Yes, she committed suicide. Her name was Diane. She lived in thirteen different foster homes as a child. It still grieves me.

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  2. Wow! You can write girl! This is a beautiful tribute. I am so sorry for this loss that grieves you so.

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  3. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about her. She was a tiny,itty bitty little thing. She suffered from a disease that kept her from growing. She was removed from her fathers house because of abuse but sadly she was abused in 7 of the thirteen foster homes she was in. I prayed so much for her but she still took her life. She had one of the most brutal childhoods I have ever heard of. She was like a little child who craved love so much but couldn't open her heart enough to let anybody in.

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  4. powerful and beautiful in a sad way. nice writing

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  5. I thought it sounded like the she committed suicide, then I saw the first and second comment to confirm I was correct.

    It's a beautiful but very sad poem.

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  6. Mary, this is so heartbreaking. I'm crying just reading it and even more so after reading your comment explaining what she went through. HOW can people do this??

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  7. Hi Colleen,
    I don't know how people can do this to children. I just cannot understand it. The same with your post - it wrenched my guts. These are PEOPLE not toys! God have mercy.

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