Mother Abandonment Poems

Poor little ghost
under the bed
longing for love
longing for care
scared alone
holding her breath
walking the world 
in dispair...

Poor little ghost
half dead
poor little ghost
black and red
poor little ghost...

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Alone in the night, with no one to hold,
A life she never chose, yet she's so bold.
Her mother left her, on the day of her...

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Down, down the known street where
 the quite evening lying down, my legs took me a walk
 Sending the sun to west, something that street holding
for me....

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MIXED EMOTIONS

Mother deserved every bit of my love
She was my first love
She was the love of my teenage years.

I lived without the love I loved
High...

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You Were My Death
by Paul Celan
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

You were my death;
I could hold you
when everything abandoned me— 
even breath.

Paul Celan (1920-1970) was...

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Broken promises and sad goodbyes,
You left me standing there with tears in the well of my eyes.
In the blink of an eye you turned your...

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You Raped My Soul
by Elise Hendry


I slowly trusted you…

I shared the depths of my heart and soul with you…

You allowed me to attach to you...

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A CHILD LOST FOR MONEY TO GAIN

The lust for wealth can cause much pain
Hurting and placing a child in pain
Starved of love because of greed
A...

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