World Refugee Day
A child cries.
Please don't look at me.
I look back
Begin to smile
Shy trembling heart
One glimmer of joy
in a world of pain.
You look away.
Please don’t talk to me.
I open my mouth,
Forgotten words
Tumble and fall
from childhood lost
like toys in the rain.
You turn away
Please forget me.
I can’t bear the pain
Of looks and words
Offered but not kept
Both blind and deaf
Each, a small death.
You forget me.
Copyright © Craig Glenister | Year Posted 2016
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