The Open Door

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Poetry/Cinquain/The Open Door
Copyright Protected, ID 10-1585-680-13
All Rights Reserved, 2023, Constance La France

Written, October 13, 2923
For the International Contest, Cinquain
Sponsor, Ink Empress, Judged 10/17/2023

Second Place

What Happens If You Run Away From Home At 16?

"Sometimes kids run away to see who will look for them." Quote by _Constance Teen girl begging for food, because I ran away. The police took me home- I was sixteen !

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Ink Empress

Date: 10/17/2023 5:58:00 AM

Dear Constance, Your stories always touch my heart and soul, amazing how you’ve told us your experience through few syllables, in such a soul hitting manner. I am sorry you had to go through that, sixteen is a fragile age, where so many thoughts can stir darkness especially when we feel unseen and unheard! Your strength and your story inspires me. I know i was a very dark teenager, i always wanted to run away. So i felt this deeply! Thank you for sharing. Congratulations on winning

Ink Empress
Date: 10/17/2023 12:32:00 PM

I feel u there is this song too I love, “ the corrs runaway” was my fave

Constance La France
Date: 10/17/2023 10:00:00 AM

Ink, thank you so much for the contest. I am happy that I was able to use the form to create something worthy. It was a rough time, and I would like to say it was the only time but it was not .. like you I always wanted to run away. Thanks so much for sharing with me and for the compliment , comment and congratulations, appreciate.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 10/15/2023 11:09:00 AM

"The Open Door" is a wonderful story told in a few words. Glad you were safe and became a great writer. Good Luck in the contest... Hugs/blessings as you write away......................

Constance La France
Date: 10/17/2023 10:01:00 AM

Paula, thank you so much for the nice comment, appreciate. Yes, a poet was born from tragedy and here I am, blessings and hugs.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/13/2023 3:20:00 PM

And the hope is that no one nefarious finds them. I never “ran away,” but got mad and walked down a very dark country road. Finally turned around. They were “mad at me,” but nobody came for me. Life is hard, sometimes!

Constance La France
Date: 10/17/2023 10:02:00 AM

Kim, thank you so much for the lovely comment, tears and hugs.

Kim Rodrigues
Date: 10/15/2023 5:44:00 AM

So glad that you realized you were and are very much loved, sweet Constance. Hugs ~ Kim

Constance La France
Date: 10/15/2023 2:34:00 AM

Kim, thank you so much for the comment, appreciate. I ran because I thought that I was unloved but it turned out that I was very much loved and everyone was searching for me and I was found ... but not before I got a taste of street life.