Abandoned
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Written, August 20, 2023
For Contest, “Angelic or Abandoned Words”
Sponsor, Constance La France
Photo: Google Images
I saw it from afar while out of town.
A somber feeling gnawed at me inside;
a photo of a girl with a sad frown,
clutching her doll- together, unified.
“Abandoned”- was the word for what I felt!
Why did she look so sad holding her toy?
This eerie feeling caused my heart to melt.
What happened to remove her sense of joy?
As I moved close, I saw this poster hung
upon on a pole and dated years ago.
Beneath her picture, that word “missing” stung-
and then, instinctively I came to know-
The search had been abandoned and did end;
forsaken twice- the doll, her only friend.
Copyright © Sandra Haight | Year Posted 2023
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