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Tears On a Page

Only ten is she.
Assailable as a child can be.
Her mind drifts, worry at best, fear at worst.

Her ally is her art that expresses it so vividly.
The face that she wears on the page,
a tear drop just below each eye.
This is her identity. Her surroundings exposed.

Can you see her pain,
hidden behind those beautiful eyes?
She wants to be loved like little girls do,
The doll she embraces wants love too.

Through art,  her heart is uncovered.
The tears so vivid on the face of a shadowed image.
She is that face.

Rejected by a mothers sin 
who can relieve her from this life she navigates, but one friend she holds dear to her heart.
Untended, wasted and forsaken  but by God.
If she can find Him.

Copyright © Ray Zottola | Year Posted 2022

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Vince Suzadail Jr. Date: 6/10/2025 1:43:00 PM Right on the money. I worked a psych hospital for kids and your poem is as real as it gets. some parents should not have children. Login to Reply Ray Zottola Date: 6/10/2025 2:40:00 PM Vince, first, thank you for taking the time to read this poem. You bet! We helped to rescue this doll from harm. She now lives in a good home. Thanks again, Z

Vince Suzadail Jr. Date: 6/10/2025 1:43:00 PM Right on the money. I worked a psych hospital for kids and your poem is as real as it gets. some parents should not have children. Login to Reply

Panagiota Romios Date: 3/12/2023 1:17:00 PM Ray, can you clarify “ rejected by a mothers sin”. Anyway the poem is touching Pangie I find children quite able to overcome their parents weaknesses. Login to Reply Ray Zottola Date: 3/13/2023 2:44:00 PM We tried to rescue 4 children in our neighborhood. The mother brought the police. She wants them for the welfare. Her sin! Sad I am. Jayla, a beautiful 10 year old, drew a picture with tears in her eyes. Then I wrote "tears on a page". My eyes were teared looking at the drawing. So sad! Her brother didn't speak a word at 8 years until I made him breakfast. We talked for the hour. Im sad!

Ondeng Moses Otieno Date: 12/5/2022 11:28:00 PM Great poem. Whenever we feel lost and stranded,God will always be there to show us the way. Login to Reply Ray Zottola Date: 12/9/2022 6:57:00 AM A little girl we tried to give anew, until her mother decided to re-enter her life and take her back to the misery. Thank you for taking the time to read it!