Lonna Blodgett Poet Narrative

Behind the Fence Between Us

An old photograph
From a box full of family memories
Told a timeless vision of how I came to be
A giving heart in the demise of the lives
Of migrant children that waited for me
                    Behind a fence between us

The raggedy dirt stained clothes
The thin smiles of continual hardship
The matted hair, smudged faces and sullen eyes
The eagerness of them to have what I was given
As I stood on the inside locked-in looking out
                    Behind a fence between us

I could not help my hearts embrace
To think that they had less than me
So I gathered joy-filled candy and food to share
Just to see their smiles come through their sadness
And handed my treasure out lovingly at age three
                    Behind a fence between us


September 23, 2019
Writing Challenge 2, September 2019 - Photograph
Sponsor, Wiishkobe Ode

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Frederic Parker September 23, 2019 at 4:44 PM A very heartfelt and revealing poem that shows your soul...good luck in the contest Lonna Blodgett September 23, 2019 at 8:09 PM Thank you kind sir! It must of been a significant memory to have lasted so long and triggered by a photograph so faded that you can only see the forms. Lonna