(1ne)

behavior never changed,
matter'd not where family gather'd;

Never shared a hug,

nor smile

nor airy chatter ~

(2wo) 

a minor liability,

Emotional restrictions;

a stepchild in the fog,

not of kin, such contradiction ~

(3hree)

not one mumbling word

of singular achievement;

child not of his seed,

Pre-born package deal agreement ~

(4our)

heritage estranged,

No family passage birthright;
woman-child unclaimed,
Hope recoils from hindsight ~

© 2004 by cynth'ya lewis reed

Note: The wonderful work that inspired this poem was created by artist James Coleman titled "The Silence of Light."

For more info on Mr. Coleman, please contact Gail A. Shaffer at http://hiddendreamsfineart.com/