A Neglected Youngster

This one
  for
    a 
      girl
         abandoned
              circumscribe
         contemptuous
           of 
      fellows
    don’t 
  blame 
her 
   for 
     misfortunes 
          rebellious
            for
              sad 
                fate 
                  not 
                     related
                       to 
                    own 
                  choice
                grew up
              lost 
          & astray
         with 
     mishaps
believed 
   in 
    good 
        of 
      humanity
          by 
         some 
            sad
              repercussion
            violated
       blamed
     too young
   too dumb
 too naive
don’t condemn 
    her 
      for 
         exploitation
           as  she 
               was 
                   a 
                  victim 
                       a 
                     silent 
                         victim
                             hopeless 
                        & muted
                      condone 
                    her
                   as
                  not 
                her 
             choice
          being
      abandoned 
    broken
assaulted 
    dumped 
           & 
              abused

violence 
   unacceptable 
       & 
         should 
            never 
                be 
                 tolerated
                    silent 
                       victims
                            must
                        speak up
                      to
                   eradicate 
                culture 
               of 
            abuse 
            & 
         violence
       to 
     overcome
trauma 
     of 
       domestic 
           violence 
             and 
                system’s 
                    injustice

Written: April 09, 2023

A Brian Strand Premiere No 1207 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Brian Strand


NOTE::THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE using spaces&breaks without grammatical symbols ,the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' (intuitive cadence)& so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and responds thus making this enigmatic form a two way interplay & interpretatIon unique to the moment& changing according to mood is inherently variable.

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Valsa George

April 10, 2023 at 8:48 PM

So many girls go through silent pain. When they are violated and abused by forces outside their control, they are cruelly blamed and victimized. Society should look upon them with compassion and sympathy. A great entry with a beautiful message.