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That Little Girl, Beaten

She was Chinese and only eight years of age. On the noisy school playground,I found her. Just beaten by fists of anger, fury and rage. By a fifth-grade, tall boy,in no way demure. But that year, San Francisco decided to integrate all its great schools. I helped the girl rise from the cement ground. When integration was born, harm and incivility! Became the American federal de jour rule! Sir Fists of Fury,should have been suspended. That sweet little girl….he hurt and punched! I’m But it went on constantly and having a soul, My teaching career just had to be ended. I thought of what work I could possibly do. Filing papers for a company nearly me bored me to death But I was in no way going back to a violent zoo. And.as I-walked, thanked God for my soul and breath. Life was harsh in those sad, solemn strange days. But today’s world..”We are coming for your children?”: Far more lost, in nightmarish, uglier immoral ways. And as poets,why do we never pen of this then? 6/29/2023

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Beryl Edmonds

Date: 7/2/2023 10:34:00 PM

So sad Panagiota, I can’t understand cruelty to children and it happens far too often. Those that inflict pain and torture on children in my opinion should rot in prison and die a ghastly death… Belle

Panagiota Romios
Date: 7/3/2023 11:00:00 AM

Congratulations on being the only woman, who remembered, she was once a little girl. I am deeply moved! Grown .children-attack teachers as well. This girl was tiny.then the principals won’t punish the offenders? And so I left the zoo of pain.prison. Today, in the USA, jails iis only for good people who committed no crime. It’s OK in the USA to kill police to sell and murder.. hmm. And they wonder where they learned that? You do know the answer.. God bless you. Panagiota

Panagiota Romios

Date: 7/1/2023 1:30:00 PM

Congratulations to all the men who cared and responded about a little girl. Such big hearts..wow Bless you all Panagiota

Ray Zottola

Date: 6/30/2023 5:58:00 PM

Pantie, See, we think alike. Im sitting here at my restaurant its nearly 9p.m. the end of another day. Our children are so so vulnerable. Teachers are , i believe sinister. Sorry! Im conservative. The best, Z

Panagiota Romios
Date: 6/30/2023 7:25:00 PM

As an ex teacher, I can tell you there are good ones, and then many are in it for the bucks. Some think they are preachers of some kind of new sinister religion. And parents here in California are considered evil. If you dare question a teacher.? You know exactly what I think that. A word I cannot use here..take care Rat, you hard wofking business owner My dad was one also people don’t know how hard that is I do.kids, Panagiota. 122 degrees here. Omg

David Fisher

Date: 6/30/2023 5:29:00 PM

This is quite an intense story, Pangie. The current of unconsciousness passes right through to the children's actions. Until we can get the head counterfeiters to be done, and we're back to real money, precious metals, they're going to keep throwing their debt money to keep up their insanity at the loss of our children.

Panagiota Romios
Date: 6/30/2023 7:17:00 PM

That was when times were better! I never thought of the ugliness that is bein pounded into their heads today. Vaccines, chopping apart their bodies, what? It’s gross. Ca comes, amdtjf b the, k to what they can never be. Is wrong. But big buckc forthright medical field as they create freaks of nature … and Iumoral Panagilz. Oh, I highly respect you for your honesty and credibility Panagiotz

Stephan McBride

Date: 6/30/2023 11:31:00 AM

God reveals the evil among us and indeed they are coming after children to confuse them into seeking ungodly things, hopefully they will see this happening and seek God , we need to know or see through Christ revealing we are in darkness and He is the light that shines the light revealing the evil around one, blessing to you for seeking God's love of all humanity through the spirit in unity.

Panagiota Romios
Date: 6/30/2023 12:20:00 PM

Hello~ God does shine His light in darkness…humanity, as magnificent a we think we are..shall never take the place of Him. Honoring man or a woman as God is idolatry. It’s a fine line,”trust”. AND…. In the UK,parents are allowing children to identify as cats,dogs, dinosaurs! If the teacher corrects them, the teacher is in trouble. I saw that on GBnews, the Conservative news channel there. Hurrah for the SC Court decisions. Totalitarians will be bent out of shape. A lunatic actually said, “ Well, it’s not a real court! “ They do not know where the real court is. You do! Panagiota

Mike Gentile

Date: 6/30/2023 4:55:00 AM

Live and let live! There is plenty of love if we allow it! I'm so sorry for your experience, fiction or not, I know it happens! Happy Friday!

Panagiota Romios
Date: 6/30/2023 9:53:00 AM

Hi Mike..that was a real event! And it happened to other sweet children too. Some events, stick in or minds. There is both love and it’s opposite in the world.. And thanks for commenting! PS.multi hot here today..97! Wow! Be blessed. Panagiota

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 6/30/2023 1:39:00 AM

a phenomenal poem though I would have done something to stop the fight. But I don't know your ways. Well-described poem.

Panagiota Romios
Date: 6/30/2023 9:40:00 AM

Good Day … Victor! I am glad you read this poem..I sent you a Soupmail regarding the fight! I am one to get into the middle of a fight. As such they were noy fighting. He just threw that tiny girl onto the to the cement. She was bleeding He was laughing. Sometimes, people get joy out of harming others.Adults? Use methods like trying to smallify another, if you don’t think as they do. The world must work only according to their rules. So the internet acts as their fists of fury.that’s OK. When harmed, turn your scars into stars. Your poem was great!! Panagiota