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Toddler; Teen; To...
by Lisa Hilbers → (All Poetry by Lisa Hilbers)
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Toddler; Teen; To....


Mama watches; His first
steps-
A toddler he is; A teen he'll
be-
Making his way; Out into the
streets-
Down dirt roads; He'll plant his
feet-
Flying kites; Oh, how sweet


Behind those lucious brown
chocolate eyes-
Olive skinned; Now come
the lies-
Mama don't see; She closes
her lids-
She just don't believe; What
her baby did


Standing in the window; Lookin'
out-
Wondering what all the commotions'
about-
Men in suits; Padded in blue-
Bomb Squad Ma'am; We need to
talk to you


Future gone; He ended it
all-
From Toddler; Teen; to
Terrorist squall-
His blood red kite; On the
bedroom wall-
Lost it's wind; Once and
for all


© Lisa Hilbers
8/4/05


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 Reviews of "Toddler; Teen; To..."
Reviewed by Thomas Lanechanger (Reader)
Reviewed on August 8, 2005
Poet, far too often the seeds of hatred are planted at such a young age and once they’re able to strap on a destructive device, whether it’s for the money or for their twisted ideals, they are very dangerous group indeed. It’s a sad but very true and powerful piece of poetry. Thanks for sharing it. Take good care and be well.

Reviewed by jude forese
Reviewed on August 5, 2005
too bad their psychodrama has to live out itself so that it forces itself onto others ...

powerful in content and stunning in delivery ...

Reviewed by William Bonilla
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
A sad but powerful excellent write

William ....Peace & Love

Reviewed by Sara Coslett
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
Very powerful poem Lisa. Very heart breaking. ~ Sara

Reviewed on August 4, 2005
A shot to the heart--you pull no punches. That's how these bastards are--they use their own children to further their terrorist agendas. Fanatics, no compassion, no morals--only their own false beliefs. Thank you for speaking out--a piece that needs to be shouted from OUR rooftops, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BOW DOWN TO THESE CREEPS!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. :(

Reviewed by SHERRY HEIM
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
It is such a shame that in this time of the world, people are still doing this kind of thing. Suicide Bomber, how very sad is that. Children with so much promise sacrificing themselves and whomever happens to be in the blast line for the sake of Islam. To answer Andy, (and I am not defending the big mouthed fools or the racketeers) you can learn how to make bombs in any library. You don't even have to check out the books, just copy the pages you want. Weapons are easy to get here because there are rings of disgusting people who obtain and sell weapons. For the most part, they are relatively mobile making it difficult to catch them. Some of our states are larger than whole countries in Europe, so there is a large area for them to hide and work in. Strong and pointed write, Lisa. Wonderful work.
Take care,
Sherry

Reviewed by Lori Moore
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
Very sad. Nice one.

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
Sad but powerful write Lisa!!

Love Tinka

Reviewed by Andy Turner (Reader)
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
And our London Met police have told Americas' police off.
Revealing, publically deadly secrets on how easy it is to make a bomb.
Why don't they just give them the ready made stuff?

Muslims here are bragging about how easy fire arms are in the states, so they move over saying how they can strike at the heart of the enemy. The sick blighters were talking about the beautiful sight of seeing planes glide into the towers.

Never thought I could think it. But maybe it's time to send any inciting hate, back. And hang the perpetrators in public. Sending their families packing. Many of the relatives are aware, of course they'll deny. But if ones son went to pakistan for a few years and came back preaching extremist hatred, surely one would get a tad of a clue..

Reviewed by Sandra Mushi
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
Haunting, sad and very powerful write, Lisa! They say love is blind - mosr mothers never believe that their children are capable of such despicable and evil acts - even if there are tell-a-tale signs.

God bless,

Sandie.

Reviewed by Joseph* OneLight*® (Reader)
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
Dear Lisa,

As a father, I can empathize with the heartache the parents of these children must feel, unless they are also following misguided beliefs. These poor children are being used like they have no worth. This world is in dyer need of education that promotes respect for all Creation.

Love & Light,
Joseph

Reviewed by Sue Hess
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
wow, this is so tragic but so real i could feel it

Reviewed on August 4, 2005
heartbreaking write, lisa; but so very well done! brava!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in burleson, karen lynn. :( >tears <

Reviewed by E T Waldron
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
Oh my! Lisa this is so chilling! I can't imagine being a mother of a child that would turn to such radical behavior! It is horrifying to think about. Your choice of understatement made this all the more powerful! Great write! I pray for such deceived youth.

Love,
Eileen

Reviewed by Leysa Lowery
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
Sad, powerful write.

Reviewed by Felix Perry
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
Very powerful drama here in this one Lisa, and so true, no matter what the adult becomes they were somewhere along the line babies...whether loved or not remains the mystery. Moving write my friend.

Felix

Reviewed by Janet Parker
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
Chilling write, and straight to the truth. Jerry said it all.

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton (Reader)
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
Fantastic truism of maddness personified. To breed children afor the purpose of this despicable is evil. It has been going on in Palestine for decades, now it has spread. God help the world, but first we need to begin helping ourseles.

Reviewed by A. Keith Barton
Reviewed on August 4, 2005
Sad, but true; didn't Elvis write a song about a "here mama cry" from "a boy in the ghetto?" I think a similar theme; we have all these dreams for our children but we begin to lose them when they go to school. Time magazine as interesting piece this week on "Being 13" in America.


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