Do You Remember

By Moodswing

Do you remember that woman?

You know, the one in the news
The one that lost her kids, nearly lost her life
Cause her husband beat her black and blue...

Where was love when she was crying
When her children watched her dying
When her bones were quickly breaking
And her heart was more than aching


Do you remember that child?

You know, the one on the street
That little girl whose innocence was stolen
To a pimp that paid her bills and helped her eat....

Where was love when she layed down
Lost her cherry on the filthy ground
When she was gang banged in some car
By the punks that gave her those scars


Do you remember that parent?

You know, the dad they sent to jail
The one that fouled the very word parent
Every time he laughed when his kids wailed

Where was love when he blackened their eyes
Then played upon their loyalty with "I apologize"
When he asked his neice to play with his "doll"
And when refused threw her into the wall


Do you remember me?

That awkward shy girl from class
The one you threw chocolate milk and sloppy joe at
Everyday you found time to call me fat ass

Where was love when I was screaming
Running from you, my nose bleeding
When you spit at me in the hall
Or locked me in the bathroom stall


Do you remember love?

You know, that empty four letter word
The one that falls day to day from lying lips
Falling upon deafened ears that never heard

Can you say you love at all
Would it hear you if you called
Have you ever truly felt
All the I love you's you've dealt


You can't remember can you?

It's ok, your not alone
Look around you, all the people that surround you
They are here to welcome you home

In the name of love they do
All the things love tells them to
They all swear their words are true
Now they're all saying they love you

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Copyright 2003 Moodswing
Published on Friday, August 15, 2003.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Myrrhkuri the fallen one On Monday, January 9, 2006, Myrrhkuri the fallen one (94)By person wrote:

    sadly our world adds more people to this list everyday....beautifully written...

  • Beautiful Scars On Monday, April 19, 2004, Beautiful Scars (175)By person wrote:

    This is so full of truth that it scares me..if only all people could read this, maybe they would think twice. -fairy-

  • Moodswing On Tuesday, April 20, 2004, Moodswing (63)By person wrote:

    thank you...its a gift...hehehe...but seriously...i just write what i know

  • Jaded Jezzabelle On Sunday, January 11, 2004, Jaded Jezzabelle (328)By person wrote:

    Your words hold truth few are willing to admit...even to themselves....Bravo

  • SilentStalker On Tuesday, December 16, 2003, SilentStalker (1067)By person wrote:

    ...this is cool...no better way could it have been written or displayed...very powerful, very direct, and wow, very true...this is exceptional... -Darun Scholar

  • A former member wrote: That was...just...awesome! I happened to stumble upon another poem of yours and decided to read more and I am so glad that I did. This is magnificent. Scholar

  • Six-Out On Saturday, August 16, 2003, Six-Out (1435)By person wrote:

    Shit...now that is an absolute display of power in words. Very nice.

  • A Velvet Tongue On Saturday, August 16, 2003, A Velvet Tongue (436)By person wrote:

    Preach on sistah...You know you have my love darlin...you are a beautiful soul...

  • Seraphic On Friday, August 15, 2003, Seraphic (209)By person wrote:

    well, isn't that the truth! great write *~seraph~*

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