River Rafting

Generally, the flow of the river Is engaging, wonderful, inviting My LOVE wanted to take me rafting So that I could learn what humanity is fighting To the left, I see an abandoned child Sleeping on the thorny bank Suddenly, a boulder arose And my heart sank ....to the bottom The rocks cut my feet As I walked the rocky bed I saw an orphan Who had been left for dead Then I saw a child Yell profanity's at his mother As he expressed his anger At being held accountable for another ...bottom feeder An old and dear friend Shunned my open arms of care Though I have full reign of the River She pushed me to stay where ...she'd placed me An elderly man escorts a child To buy her physical affection Without natural affinity To fight and ensure her protection But the loaded gun I took from the child's hand Was Mama making him responsible For his baby brother in Playland ...while she grew fat As I realized that I can't shoot And I'm opposed to the handling of steal I passed it to my LOVE And floated up to the top to embrace what is real We finished our ride through humanity To a decision that had to be made Hopelessness pushed to blacken LOVE But it was to LOVE, I freely laid ...despair Written by Trudy Schrader on 08-06-2018