There
is a certain type of scream
No child should every make
As a mother if you hear it
You are instantly awake.
No child should every make
As a mother if you hear it
You are instantly awake.
Should
I mind my own business
Or knock upon the door?
I cannot do the first
The second scares me more.
Or knock upon the door?
I cannot do the first
The second scares me more.
The
frequent sounds of distress
Disturb me more each day
I cannot hear those children
And turn my heart away.
Disturb me more each day
I cannot hear those children
And turn my heart away.
Who
do I tell about this
What is the right thing to do?
Maybe nothing’s wrong
Yet I worry that’s not true.
What is the right thing to do?
Maybe nothing’s wrong
Yet I worry that’s not true.
I
hope my fears are groundless
But I have to make that call
No child should make that sound
The one that’s coming through my wall.
No child should make that sound
The one that’s coming through my wall.
Lady Satellite
Published in Uneven Floor 22/04/2015 http://unevenfloorpoetry.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/screaming.html
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