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How Could a Mother

The word betrayal As i say at forty nine Goes back when i was five Way back in time A mother, a father And two little boys A mother who played around For her own little joys Then one night When her kids were asleep Next door started a fire We were out in the street Our house was burnt down Every thing we had was lost Could we move on as a family At no matter the cost It was not to be As in the courts it was decided Two boys with their father And their mother, now divided What takes a mother And her decision to leave home To leave her young boys In her selfish roam Her husband, her boys Start to make a new life Then on that April day Again, its filled with strife William, her eldest On a Monday night Was knocked down and killed Dragged from, her youngest ones sight He never survived We thank the angels he never His limbs of four Under the van were severed How could a mother Be as selfish as this Leave her two young boys For her adult bliss Two years later Her youngest nearly gone Upon a bottle he fell His artery severed, his life withdrawn Maybe the angels Were with him that day For you now read his words That his history says Seven years later My father departed Broken hearted, distraught Since her selfishness started He joined his eldest As they shone with the stars Leaving the youngest behind To live with the scars Its what happens to a family That becomes so frail As she abandons her kids The ultimate betrayal My entry into Olusegun Adelana " Betrayal " contest http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/poetry-soup-5.php

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Date: 2/6/2010 5:16:00 AM
Ow James,this poem wrenched my heart out indeed, I need tishoos now dear friend,very very sad,it hurts..Veryt talented poet indeed,,Charma
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Date: 2/5/2010 8:29:00 PM
This says so much about your dedication to your own family and the inspiration behind it, James. Once you live with such tragedies, you never want your children to suffer from the same acts. I'm sure it felt like betrayal when my grandfather abandoned my 3-year-old father and his baby sister, but he went on to become the best father possible. Just like you, he did not want to repeat mistakes of the past. You have my admiration and love, Highlander! Carolyn
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Date: 2/5/2010 4:38:00 PM
I am glad that you have told the story. Rejection, pain, and abandonment was the feelings given to you at such a young age that the pain lingers on into your life as of now. May the telling of the story give you release. Great write that should do well in the contest. Good luck. Keep the creative pen flowing. Sara
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Date: 2/5/2010 3:51:00 PM
i'm touch by your life. i appriciate your intamacy with us your friends.i agree with you yours was the ultimate betrayal. i have my mother and she is what you would call part of the mystery of why your mothers different from other mothers. what happen to the instint. my only answer is God did not give it to her. so don't blame her compleatly. even animals have the instinct. but if God don't give it to you like he gives out salvation, you just aint got it. John Henry Loving III
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Date: 2/5/2010 3:42:00 PM
so sad, I am wiping tears
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Date: 2/5/2010 3:23:00 PM
Winner written all over this heart wrenching story of truth James... a drama all too frequently played out on the stage of life... superb write.. good luck in the contest... look for this one wearing a crown after judging is completed.. luv.. Linda-Marie.
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