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Childhood Instinct

A tiny tot Playing alone In the park Amongst other kids Suddenly dragged someone's yellow car To drive on They snatched it away from her In her swaddling clothes she woolly babbled As if wanted to drive her microcosm's destiny Gradually she headed And threw a forlorn footwear at them Who's justified? She or they who didn't even let her share Their tempting ,toy She didn't like to be the butt of the joke And so paid them back in the same coin Blissfully ignorant children are Yet guided by the divine instinct That demarcates the right and the wrong The good and the bad The pious and the vile The reward and the punishment The friend and the foe The hostility and the cordiality.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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Date: 10/3/2008 4:47:00 AM
well, I can say that you have a very way of expressing things. Today, children are being abused in many ways and your poem reflects your positive views and feeling for them. Keep writing cuz you have the power of expressing thru words!
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Date: 9/29/2008 12:19:00 PM
Much to think about here. It's sad that so many children are abused and misused in what is supposed to be a civilized world. Interesting perspective in your poem. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us and for taking time to comment on mine. Best wishes. Karen
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