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When A Child Screams

When a 5 year old child screams a father leaves When the father leaves the 5 year old child is broken When the child breaks the mother cries When the mother cries the vibration of her cry makes the wine glass break When the wine glass breaks the glass falls to the ground When the glass falls to the ground the mother walks away When the mother walks away the child slips in the wine and breaks a bone When the child slips in the wine and breaks a bone the mother takes the child to the hospital When the mother takes the child to the hospital the mother is thought to be a danger so the doctor kicks her out of the room When the doctor kicks her out of the room the doctor gives the child a cast When the doctor gives the child a cast he then asks the child if the mother hurt them When the child is asked if the mother hurt them the child looks away and screams When the child looks away and screams the doctor calls CPS and leaves When the doctor calls CPS and leaves they come to the child When they come to the child the child tells them nothing When the child tells them nothing they suspect the mother hurt the child When they suspect the mother hurt the child they take the child away When they take the child away the mother screams When the mother screams she is thought to never see the child again When next she sees the child it’s 14 years later and the child appears in the doorway of her mental hospital room When she sees the child in the doorway of her mental hospital room she sees the child in scrubs just like her and the child is still visibly broken When the child is still visibly broken the mother cries When the mother cries the child cries When the child cries the patient next door comes over When the patient next door comes over the mother cries When the mother cries the child looks at the patient When the child looks at the patient the child sees their father When the child sees their father the child screams When a 19 year old child screams a father leaves

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Date: 9/30/2024 4:46:00 AM
Congratulations on your poem being featured on the PS homepage. This was a deeply moving and thought-provoking poem. I hope the place in your heart this came from has healed. God bless.
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Date: 9/6/2024 11:34:00 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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