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My Name Is Sam

The kids are playing in the park It's late afternoon, but not yet dark Time for one last game of hide and seek "Everybody hide and nobody peek". One little girl stops on the grass to tie her shoe She has to hurry before they find her to Suddenly a shadow falls over her She looks up to find a strangers face "Hello little girl", the man says with a grin "Would you like me to help you win"? "I'm not allowed to talk to strangers Mommy says" He reaches out and takes her hand "Well ", he says "My name is Sam" Now that we have met, your Mommy wouldn't object "I guess your right", she says with a smile on her face And she lets him guide her to a hiding place Within an hour, everyone is searching the park She hasn't come home and now it's dark They search and search, but to no avail Her Mother is frightened and very pale The police arrive and comb the woods A short distance in, The search dog Buddy Makes a very grizzly discovery They find her lying on the ground Her tiny body bent and bound Her panties down around her knees The horrific scene covered in leaves Her Mom sees the ambulance by the woods She arrives in time to see her beloved daughter Being carried in a black bag thru the trees The shock and pain bring her to her knees Her tears rage, "Oh My God, how can this be, It was only a game, who whould want to hurt my child?" She shakes her head, her eyes gone wild "Dear God, please no, don't let this be, please, please, bring her back to me"! A few days later in a little church graveyard She buries her only child Her anger burns deep within For the person who perpetrated this sin She prays to the Lord for justice to prevail As the casket is lowered to the ground She prays that he will soon be found Across town on that very day The children are playing in the park It's late afternoon, but not yet dark A man approaches another one and extends his hand "Hello", he says "My name is Sam"!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2005




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Date: 6/19/2009 12:05:00 AM
Congratulations on your poem being featured this week. Ernilando
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Date: 6/15/2009 7:51:00 AM
Congrats on your awesome piece being featured this week, you are such an inspired poet. Keep your pen writing. great you! asq, Adeleke
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Date: 6/15/2009 6:59:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Bernadette. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/15/2009 6:55:00 AM
Congrats Bernadette on "My Name Is Sam" being featured. Under present judicial system these bastards walk more often than convicted and the Anti-American ACLU is still battling Megan's Law.. This burns inside me. Vince
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Date: 6/14/2009 10:33:00 PM
Very deep poem that takes place all over everyday - Being an ex-con once was a time when they fed the trash to the dawgs - Now they protect them - I wanted to say congratulations on being featured this week, God Bless, MJ
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