Crying at the window

presses a nose to the cold wide glass
there is snow settling filling the summers
old grass

the ceramic smiles about
cant make the un pout
"where is mommy"
no taxi yet
and knowing it will not come
now or later

she waits hunched up in the
knit little sweater
while cartoons ramble
and laugh tracks haunt the
fine possessions about

her little sobs hitching
as her heart breaks
only closing time will
bring her back
with whatever man
is driving

Mommy safe
the smoke on her clothes
the drinks on her breath
the bedroom door closed

The girl hugs
stuffing and cloth
and falls asleep
to the television
dreaming of the
one day Love

that never comes

— Esker, May 24, 2010

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Critiques

xena465

16 years ago

Shucks Esker

You've made me sob here. So very beautiful and sad, and true for a lot of kids...I love it, even though you made me cry. A couple of wee things to fix... and {laughtracks} haunt the …[needs a space between words] fine {posessions} about …[possessions] Rosina xena465

Esker

16 years ago

the many

this was just one true story I know there is happiness now people settle down mature grow old Thank you for correcting me on the errors I write these poems so fast I will come back and correct them Im off to the store at the moment no wait i just went and fixed them Hey that was easy poem looks better Thanks Esker~

xena465

16 years ago

I know Esker

But you're still thinking a lot more before you post, which is great...so much easier to correct this way. Rosina xena465

Kailashana

16 years ago

I’m always befuddled when

I'm always befuddled when it comes to your poetry, Steven. Somehow, the spelling errors that I notice (my Virgo persnicketyness) just doesn't matter. Though it does *look better*, thanks to Rosina. little girl lost little boy blue mommy's got a new daddy for you, now close the door and go to sleep. start counting angels never count lost sheep. ~A "Just as what you dream is your own and no one else can observe it, so the world you see is your own." ~ Nisargadatta

Esker

16 years ago

Befuddled

Well A what befuddles you I can answer as best I can I say though that I write poetry that is very much open for interpretation and I know I do not make it easy at times But enquire away and i shall do my best to reply Kindest Regards Esker~

Grassfield

16 years ago

Oh man....

too stark...a very sad write...only sadder because it's all too often true...haunting in its intensity...I could see the little girl...beautiful Bard!

Esker

15 years 11 months ago

what had to be done

"pushed a full grocery cart up a hill alongside four lane highway then go get the other full one push it home too Buy all the groceries for my mom and my sister and brother" woman was quite young they often got beaten for the smallest infractions forgetting to put a plate in the sink Not washing the dishes correctly Maybe just a look it never mattered and today their loyalty is still there family ties Fathers who sadistically lashed out at children in big family freind was working on car with his dad and the dad got mad and drove a screwdriver in his leg Run him over with the tractor in winter while cleaning snow on purpose and broke his leg Doctor and mother just accepted "boys will be boys" patched up and send them on their way All these people my freinds Human nature can be cruel so nothing suprises or upsets me much and all these people have learned to co operate with others and they all still have good hearts they dont waste time being spiteful or write vengeful things They have rather pure hearts despite the cruel hand they were dealt some people rise above what occured to them and others just keep perpetuating hurt chosing to keep dispensing pain its sad really I will and do pray for those