Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Not Trash

Whose daughter is she?
Drinking Bud from a can
leaning on the street sign
holding out her own sign
"Can you give a girl a hand?"
Easy to dismiss her. Loser.
Trash. But what's her story?
Whose mother is she?

13 comments:

  1. Wow, Victoria....that is intense!!! Lots of questions here. Makes me think.

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  2. Thanks, Mary.
    The trash prompt really made me think of the many ways we humans dismiss each other.

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  3. we all have a story for sure....
    and we easily prejudge and dismiss people
    based on our own experience
    i'd like to hear her story...smiles.

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  4. Thanks Brian for commenting as I wander back into the poetry share world.. And thanks Mary and Peggy for encouraging me.

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  5. Your poem is incredibly thought-provoking.

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  6. As I mentioned in e-mail this poem really has impact. It is so sad how people tend to dismiss women like this--and she is indeed someone's daughter.

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  7. Thanks all who comment. It feels good to be back blogging here and sharing.

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  8. This is excellent, how quickly we judge and label people. This is a great take and really well done.

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  9. I think it takes courage and desperation to hold out a sign for help.
    Well said - especially these days.

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  10. Powerful... everyone has a story and we often misjudge them... our perceptions are often false, we must not forget that.
    If some one is seeking help, that takes a lot of courage... Your words made me feel sad... Intense write.
    -HA

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  11. Again, thank you for the encouraging comments.

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  12. I find it refreshing that you stop to wonder ... so many walk on by and never show any empathy ... indeed whose mother, daughter, sister?

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