This piece is a contribution to Fandango’s One Word Challenge. Today’s word is “vagrant”.
Unsteadily she trudged
Earthly possessions hauled in tattered, torn bags
Hand extended in alms for she’s got hungry babes to feed
Beneath the load she stumbled
Balancing the weight
Clumsily breaking her fall
Muttering in whispers she only hears
Words to comfort self, assail distress
To you she’s just another vagrant
But she’s someone else’s mother
Someone awaits the familiarity of her footsteps echoing on the floor
Someone awaits the safety only her embracing arms can restore
Someone awaits the lullaby only her serene voice can sing
Someone awaits the love only her heart will bring
Ignored or abused
Mistreated or neglected
Someone awaits her
For she, too, is
Someone else’s mother
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Lovely blog yyou have
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Oh thanks so much. I appreciate it. Hope you’ll find inspiration here!!!!!
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SUCH a stark reminder that those we pass by and often disregard are INDEED “someone else’s mother.”
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…trying to bring back the humanity to homelessness
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Such a sad poem full of the painful truth of the reality we live in. Well done.
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Indeed. And this pandemic has made difficult circumstances even more desperate. Thanks for stopping by. Cheers, Dee
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It sure has thanks to our governments treating us like sheep instead of fixing the problem.
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