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Behind Closed Doors
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I wrote this as a response to the depressingly high numbers of teens who are dying in car accidents around here lately....

Behind closed doors
Young lovers kiss and make promises,
Say yes with breathless smiles
And choose white lace for the magical day.

Behind closed doors
Newlyweds purr and cuddle,
Rant and throw china, then sweep up the pieces
And make love again after midnight.

Behind closed doors
Children sleep, sound out words,
Grow tall, avoid curfew, borrow the car keys
And miss the curve that brings them home again.

Behind closed doors
Parents make funeral arrangements,
Forget to eat, leave the phone off the hook,
And fold themselves into memorial black forever.

Behind closed doors the rest of us try to make sense of it all and fail.

 

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 Reviews of "Behind Closed Doors"
Reviewed by Joyce Bowling
Reviewed on January 9, 2007
Powerful write my friend...penned well and truth spoken from the heart. Sad but true, the same pattern seems to be happening here as well, it is constantly on the news! So sad, when I was in high school, I'll never forget three of my friends were killed in a car wreck, no drinking, just a costly mistake made by the driver. It was the first real tragedy that I recall and one of the worst for many, but it seems that it was the beginning of many to come, it's not so uncommon anymore. Great write, penned well and full of compassion for our fellowman.
Blessings,
Joyce Bowling

Reviewed on January 9, 2007
This pen lays tribute to the mystery of the young today. Well penned

Reviewed by Rusty Daily
Reviewed on January 8, 2007
Allie, this is an excellent poem.
Rusty

Reviewed by Michael Mathieu (Reader)
Reviewed on January 8, 2007
Some children don't seem to realize the Hell they put us throuh
especially one tha ends in tragedy.A sad sad write,
Touching to the bone,
God Bless,
Michael

Reviewed by Paul Berube
Reviewed on January 8, 2007
Allie,

Such a sad offering. The loss of a child is something so tragic and making sense of it all is so futile. Your poem touches the heart deeply. We can go through life punishing ourselves with what ifs but the what ifs are always after thoughts and serve no purpose and allow no closure.


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