Out of Sight
I saw a small child in a department store
Playing in the aisle
He was running here and there
His parents were close by
But they appeared not to care
After all the shopping was done
They realized
They could not find their son
They were stunned and both started to shake
The fear that came over them was almost
More than they could take
They blamed each other
For the neglect of this small child
They started to argue
As they searched up and down the aisle
Tears were streaming down mom and dad’s face
Fearing their child was no where in this place
After a few moments of searching
Which seemed to them like eternity
Their arguing began to quieten
And they both realized
Finding their son was utmost priority
As they searched and searched
And called his name
They thought about the
Many other parents
Who had done the same
As their hearts began to pound
It suddenly occurred to them
Some of these parents
Their child they never found
This made them more determined than before
As they searched with all their might
They would find their son
And next time they were shopping
They would not let him out of sight
As it got later
And the crowd began to fade
They knew it was almost closing time
And all hopes of finding their son
Was slipping away
As they were almost ready to give up
They heard a small boy cry
“mommy daddy come see what i found
And want you to buy”
They both ran toward the sound
And on an oversized toy fire truck
Their son they found
They smiled as they ran toward him
With arms opened wide
The joy they felt in their hearts
They could not hide
As they finally reached their little one
The last call for closing time
Came over the intercom
They grabbed the little boy
And both began to cry
The lad was terrified
Not understanding why
Their son began to scream, mommy daddy
What is wrong are you alright
At that moment his mommy jumped up
And realized it was the middle of the night
She still heard her son screaming
“mommy daddy”
She jumped up quickly
And ran to him
At that moment she realized
He was having a night mare
And so had she
She hugged her son so tight
And thanked god
It was only a nightmare that night
She sang him a lullaby and told
Him everything will be alright
As she sang to her son
She promised herself and god
She would never again let him
Out of sight
By: charlene solitario
October 1998
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