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Abandoned Child

A child abandoned
still, in fact,
believes his mother
will come back

and so in faithful trust
abides
and hopes beyond
both fact and loss

to die abandoned,
helpless waif
that all his life,
in fact, he was.

FamilySuzi PeelOctober 1, 2016
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