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The Kidnapping
by Rosemary J. Gwaltney
And when the great dark hand stretched out its claws
Devouring her girl-child, six years old - yet
Wet-winged and tender, dew-damp and dear;
A rupture of her deepest Spirit's core
Triggered molten lava rivers -
Thickly churning down the steep
Imperial mountains of her years of devotion.
Burning ravaging scars across wide
Wilderness valleys of hideous new emptiness.
Cooling and hardening, imprisoning her
Solidly beneath the crust.

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Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)
Rhiannon
This poem is truly beautiful, gripping, and heart-wrenching. Ive read it over and over, and every time I do, a new feeling errupts inside of me. I love this poem! keep up the great work!
Yasser
i have been struck, struck by lightining after feeling the depth of the poem
sasha
your poem made me cry very hard thta could not stop
kiki
Its short and sweet, an amazing poem, it an bring out any parent's feelings after being seprated by their child. Sometimes, I really wonder, is being a prent really very hard, i'm not sure, but one day i might be a parent. Some day. But all I have to say is your expression is truly amazing, congratulations ,you get my vote!
karen
good
Simon
i'm a student that has come acdross this poem, and i think that it is just unbelieveably written so well that it exprees the pain and suffering. it was amazing.
Trish
Hey this was a neat poem. I loved the way it was expressed.keep it up!
f.b.
pure heartbreak.
miriam
almost made me cry.
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