Inspired by several poems I've read about loneliness and non verbalized


The Unloved

"Do not know me," the woman said
As the bowed and turned her lonely head
Her hands into her pockets went
as she walked away cold and bent.

"I'm not worthy," said the sad young man
As he declined to offer her his hand
He turned away from her as well
And shuffled down the road toward hell.

"I'm too busy," said a man of means
As he dismissed pleadings of his teens
And rushed out to his daily grind
And left them to council their own mind

"I don't matter," said a sullen son
As he loaded up his father's gun
And walked out onto the busy street
And found four people death should meet.



Poetry by Phyllis J. Rhodes
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Written on 2006-10-26 at 21:59

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Jessica Rexroat
You have just given a short description of some characters you could expand and create short stories, I found myself wandting to know what came before and what is going to happen next....if not a short story, it could be a serial story. It is sooo good mother dear. I like the change of direction.
2006-10-28


Saga
This is a great piece here!!
2006-10-27


wee2souls
a powerful read ..
hugs
cindy
2006-10-27


Kathy Lockhart
This gave me chills. The burdens of the unloved, forgotten, or ignored reaches out and touches so many lives, often in a very negative way. This poem, so well written, has shown the unhappy results of those left without love.
2006-10-27


brian paglia
What wonderful construction.A powerful sequence of the battered self-images caused by others.this was an awesome piece.
2006-10-26


lastromantichero The PoetBay support member heart!
wow PPhyllis this so powerful and so true as one who experienced the Hunggerford Massacre here in thge UK empathise with parts of this text rgds mike
2006-10-26