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I Was The Child Left Behind!
by Lawrence P Adams → (All Poetry by Lawrence P Adams)
  
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Thoughts of a baby lovingly placed for adoption...an adoption that would not happen.


I watched others being chosen. I was ignored.

I hoped. I waited.

Sometimes they wanted girls, sometimes boys.

Sometimes they wanted a brother and a sister under
five.

I was too old.

I was too young.

Sometimes they looked for a child who had blue eyes.

Sometimes they looked for a child who had curly hair.

They looked and whispered that I was too short.

They said I was too fat.

Sometimes I was too tall or just "Not quite right."

I wished that someone would come see me and choose me.

I don't have much hope anymore.

They took some away.

They took little babies.They took pretty girls.
They even took young boys.

I am not sure where they took them.

They said they go across America.

They said some even go to other countries.

When I had hope, I hoped I could just go.

That was before I knew that I was too old or too
young, too tall or too short, too fat or " Not quite
right."

My hope gone. I was the child left behind.

© 2004 Lawrence P. Adams

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 Reviews of "I Was The Child Left Behind! "
Reviewed by Tami Ryan
Reviewed on February 20, 2004
I can only imagine the pain in your heart.

Reviewed by m j hollingshead
Reviewed on February 14, 2004
poignant read

Reviewed by Nancy D.
Reviewed on February 13, 2004
A life of loneliness, sad but so true in many cases.

Nancy

Reviewed on February 12, 2004
Very touching -as seen by the eyes of the young.

Reviewed by Valerie Roeske
Reviewed on February 11, 2004
Hugs to you, but there is so much more in life, being here on authors den you'll soon feel like this is family, take care, your words were so sad but beautiful too, Val

Reviewed by Lori Moore
Reviewed on February 11, 2004
So sad. Nice write.


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