Christopher Flaherty Poet Free verse

Abandoned

Imagine this if you will

She

Gladly going about your daily business

Being stopped by a suited man armed with a smile and a clipboard

Who says excuse me Mum may i bother you for a second ?

I am currently conducting a survey

I know you enjoy and like to play and carry on regardless 
with reckless ??????

Are you fond of games ?

And are you fond of solving puzzles ?

Good then riddle me this ?

Do you know what word  ?

I am trying to describe by means of using alternatives defined in or by a thesaurus ?

1) Deserted
2) Jilted
3) Forsaken
4) Rejected
5) Orphaned

Still stuck ?

Well here is your final clue that even you surely
are to cold and calculated to miss

It's a child's greatest nightmare and fear

And the cruelest thing a mother could ever do

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Winged Warrior June 22, 2020 at 11:45 AM I like your poetic structure...something different...well-executed my friend...best wishes...^WW^ :o) Christopher Flaherty June 22, 2020 at 12:35 PM Thank you very much W.W Appreciate you taking the time to read and comment much obliged. Cheers

Richard Lamoureux June 22, 2020 at 8:34 AM I think you would enjoy my book “DUMMY, Hurtful and Healing Words”. Christopher Flaherty June 22, 2020 at 12:51 PM Good on you Richard rewarding and time well spent im jealous Kojack got more hair than me. And here here couldn't agree more bet you can learn more from a so called person of lesser staus than a successful 1 Christopher Flaherty June 22, 2020 at 12:40 PM If it anything like your poems Richard i am sure i would. Unfortunately and shamefully i could probably count the number of books i have read on 1 hand. I have the aptitude patience and attention span of a crumb.

Richard Lamoureux June 22, 2020 at 8:32 AM I volunteer as a barber for Kelowna Gospel mission providing haircuts for homeless men. Many in my opinion are better more compassionate people than some so-called successful people I know. They have a generosity of spirit that makes them wealthy. Our society puts to much emphasis on status and it is a false narrative. Each trades their lives for something. I think those who choose money make a poor bargain.

Jennifer Proxenos June 21, 2020 at 8:11 AM It is a child's greatest fear, but only if family life is not harmonious and as for a mother abandoning her child I would rather die. As Richard says - much to dwell whilst reading this poem. Blessings, Jennifer. Christopher Flaherty June 21, 2020 at 7:19 PM Cheers Jan As per your comment there are always exceptions to the rule and it very much is dependant on circumstance. Some children are better off unfortunately if they are unloved neglected or in any form of danger but sad if it should ever come to this . Thanks for your reading time and comment Mevrou. Baie Dankie

Richard Lamoureux June 20, 2020 at 7:05 AM Much to ponder. Perhaps the larger question is who did you become? Many are broken by other’s choices while the blessed ones are purified. Christopher Flaherty June 21, 2020 at 7:26 PM I suppose Richard it's all up to the individual strength of the child. Some rise above it but most i fear fall prey to it and who can blame them. My soul sinks when i see people who seeming have won the lottery in life have everything and yet are seemingly unable to be grateful humble or treat other's with any sort or form of decency or human compassion

Jan Allison June 19, 2020 at 2:59 AM huge lump in my throat at the thought of a child being abandoned - wasnt expecting that ending to the poem:-( hugs Jan xx Christopher Flaherty June 21, 2020 at 7:31 PM Cheers Jan That just shows your class and what sort of a human being you are. Compassionate for other's. A Brummy Manx Lady R.I.P Vera Lynn