I had just moved into the big green Room
Down the Hall. I missed my walls and floor yet
Knowed one must welcome change as Mother’s womb
Did welcome life – my toys and things were kept
They said in boxes for the little One.
I tucked a Tooth below my head that night,
The Morrow sure would yield a Penny bright!
I thought. (It never came, but I was dumb.)
Dropped that Tooth in Cola; one new white case
In sweet brown seas. Perhaps the liner sank.
But it was Gone by eve, as gone was I,
To some new Room, another piece of Sky.
I would that Teeth were Eyes, that walls were green.
A sugared drink might make these sights unseen.
The picture evokes so many emotions and also the poem describes the gut-wrenching pain and the sadness.
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I can only imagine the grief this situation must evoke in reality.
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Yes. I have written too about Child Marriage in one of my poems.
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I second megha.. It did made me heavy for a few minutes..
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I suppose that’s the aim.. as hard as it is to consider! Thankyou for reading.
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Reblogged this on My Screaming Twenties and commented:
Lois captures the tragic reality of child marriage today, on Whisper and the Roar. 💛
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Thankyou for sharing ❤️
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My pleasure 💛
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You capture the agony so poignantly Lois
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Wonderfully written
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Thank you!
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Evocative as always. Thank you for sharing with us, Lois.
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Thankyou for this kind comment Sarah!
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