Waiting to See II
waiting to see father always said it was me
still hard to say it happened right in front of
you
thinking back in a foreign land probably not
who can say poor little match
girl we could walk away
waiting to see will you see what I see
think it might be
you hard to admit
hard to know when it
started faraway
the pieces didn't
fit the story line
as she grew with matches to sell
waiting to see will you be able to
say
even though you know the scene played out
it has been as it is i had nothing to do
with it
did you know she a precious child
perhaps something
missing it is worst
she stands on the
corner alone she belongs to us
November 25, 2015
I have rearranged
the poem 'Waiting...,' November 22, 2015 and repeated the lines, 'waiting to see.' The prompt was to write an echo poem...or something about an echo.
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Poets United Midweek Motif prompt: Write a survival poem.
Survival
survival is the key
word you felt threatened insecure
what else could one
do strike out diminish the opponent
so like a wild
and frightened animal still a little girl
what
happened survival is your need
perhaps you are
about to die to be killed erased
it is hard to
tell from the outside what is going on on the inside
scream at the top of
your lungs beg for mercy is there another way
can survival be
accomplished without killings others find a place
safe and
sound pray for strength survive if you will
November 25, 2015
8 comments:
If we have the will, we will surely find a way to survive, come what may. A wonderful poem on survival.
Yes, sometimes when threatened one feels insecure & thinks about survival; but the important question definitely IS can one 'survive' without killing others!
Such wise words.. indeed when one feels threatened in any particular way; thinks about his chances of survival and becomes prepared to fight for it.
Now that is the ultimate question: can survival be accomplished without killing others? I wish this question was debated on a global scale, at the level of governments. Wow, Annell, what a pertinent question. I like the changed Waiting poem. Though I loved the first one even more, I think.
Whoa! I wonder if I would kill to survive--other than killing food, I mean. My beliefs say NO, but frightened I might not just curl up and pray for the assailant as I wish, I might strike out with a will to survive. I hope I'd run first. Your poem addresses a little girl which is more complicated with all the messages of obedience and threat of punishment. I had parents who, despite a fondness for belt-assisted spanking, made sure I felt safe and was safe and fed and schooled. You ask the right questions.
One never knows what one will do when faced with a situation. It is hard for children to fight back. But hopefully, with adulthood, the child will reclaim what was lost and kill those evil memories and move on and survive and live strong.
The fear is what if he finds out I am trying to escape, then it may get worse. Often escape is not contemplated because the victim mistakenly thinks the perpetrator will change for the better. Domestic violence and bullying are commonplace throughout the world and sadly does not seem to diminish.
Survive it we will - little match girls are resilient...they find a way..as we all must I suppose..although no matter how strong we are we all deserve love - and to belong in this world... xo
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