literature

His Test

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Sometimes I sit in the park,
Thinking and dreaming.
Of what ever may come to mind.

With love left to me,
Choices are all mine.
With lust in the past,
And love waiting for me.

Looking at him,
Across the way.
I think he’s smiling,
I think he is frowning.

What is this boy doing,
Is he crying?
Is he thinking of dying?

Should I walk over to him,
And see what’s going on.
Should I talk to him,
And find out if I can help,
Anything that anyone has done?

He looks up to me and says:
“Miss, have you seen my mommy?”
I cant help but to think,
no, I have not.
What should I do?
Should I look for her, with him?
“No kid, I haven’t. When did you last see her?”
I stutter to ask.
“the 14th, of last April.”

I look at the boy,
not knowing what to say.
“But, that’s exactly a year ago from now.”
I say.

“She told me, when she left me all alone at age 6,
she would meet me here,
at this spot, to celebrate my 7th birthday.” he cry’s out.

At that moment, not knowing what else to say,
I ask the little boy: “do you think she could have lied?”
“Yes” the little boy jumps to reply.
“What about your father, where is your father?” I ask.
“He died when I was three, one day after my third birthday”

This lonely little boy,
has been living homeless for a long time.
Ratty shoes,
Frost bitten ears.

“son, come with me. I’ll help you” I say.
He follows me, as I take him out to lunch.
He is afraid to eat, so he doesn’t.
I talk him into eating,
After telling him about life cheating.

Right then, the little boy says to me:
“will you help me find a home?
A place I can call my own?
A place where this will never happen to me again?”
Right then, I knew I had to help.

So I looked at his face,
And saw one holy embrace
and knew that this little boy,
was  a test for my caring,
And love.
This is a little poem about a little boy in the park, looking for his mommy.
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