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Unreciprocated Adoration

Father’s first love.
Whipped spirit nurtures new life.
Unreciprocated adoration.
100 kisses of a tickling ‘stashe. 
Mother: face down, step forward.
Feel pain, never expose.
Teenage sweetheart.
Stunted growth.
Teenage father.
Juvenile protector.
Baby crying.
Manipulation?
Nothing in focus. Thick smoke.
Another blow-up.
Develops a reflex.
A broken heart still Beats. Beats. Beats.

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Vicky Tsiluma Date: 10/7/2012 12:05:00 AM Nicely done Liz! You've brought out the issues in a family unit candidly. Adoration when it's unreciprocated can indeed have disastrous effects.
Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 9/30/2012 9:10:00 AM A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer you today Liz. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Thank you for sharing. Love, Carol

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