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Give Up Baby

Give Up Baby Child is caught in cross-hairs of divorce Playing with bricks and rocks about the sand box lot Courts treat custody as normal policy and procedure Dismiss it as nature taking course And baby suffers from their negligence and force Dad, no power in his hands, steps in when he is summoned The choice is simple as can be He must be hard on himself, give up his humanity To gain the favor of the courts And suffer in humility or give up baby 6/26/14 Hard Choices contest

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Date: 6/27/2014 7:26:00 AM
No child deserves to be abandoned. With or without courts, parents must own up
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Earl Schumacker
Date: 6/27/2014 9:29:00 AM
Good morning John, Thank you for commenting. You make solid true points. I'm glad that my children are grown. They are my best friends. The courts are not. This poem is simply for a contest but it does strike a cord. Thanks again. Have a great day. Take care. Earl

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