Ungrateful Children a Parent's Lament

UNGRATEFUL CHILDREN   A parent's lament

Children
   	with Wings
    	and Talons
Pounce on the fleetest of hearts
 their
 
Memories	

Soar        
                 over the
                 Blood Transfusions
    		Hospital frights of prematurity
             			 of EMS sirens
                              HIV trembling tests 
   		 Asthma Tents
   	
                Breathless Worry atop cloud kissed Trees
   		
                Sleepless Nights of bully battles
  		
                Struggles with Education’s foes
   		
                 Mad Escapes from Fathers of Violence
   		
                 The teary wave good bye for fledgling endeavors
			Day night day night day night…unending
   	and

Land  on

      Slight Imperfections and Imagined Slights
            or the

Shortage of Cash
        for  
                    Trips
                    Technoshit
                    New Shoes 
                    New Cars
	or other
Dreams
                         You 
                      Couldn’t
                         Buy.

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Richard Palmer

Date: 10/17/2012 4:31:00 AM

great write Victoria.kids will always be kids,lol

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 10/16/2012 11:06:00 AM

Very well written Victoria. - Have a nice afternoon. - oxox love Anne-Lise :)

Terry O'Leary

Date: 10/15/2012 11:17:00 AM

Yeah... they cost a bundle (time as well as money and emotion) but they are (sometimes) treasures that nothing can 'purchase'... except by being a parent... Terry (great poem!)