A Girl of Three Years

Child left behind poem

 

A Girl of 3 Years

 

A girl of 3 years

so full of wisdom

sitting on this

fence waiting.

 

Waiting for what?

We do not know.

But this is what

we do know.

 

A girl of 3 years

so full of wisdom

sitting on this

fence waiting.

 

With her dainty toes

dangling from above.

Each toe is crusted

over with mud.

Mud from all of her

days on her toes.

 

Her fingers are like

ice. So fragile

yet cold and hard.

You just want to

nibble them.

 

Her dress is torn

into pieces.

Torn beyond belief.

 

All is seen is what is seen.

 

She's looking through a

window. What is she

searching for?

 

Who is this girl?

 

A girl of 3 years

so full of wisdom

sitting on this

fence waiting.

 

I'm sitting next to her

 

 

Listening to her talk and sing.

Oh, how harsh and rough

her voice is.

At only 3 years, she has

been hardened.

 

A girl of 3 years

so full of wisdom

sitting on this

fence waiting for

someone to claim her

as their own.

 

-Amy Arend

Reviews

[Sagela]

Aww this poem is so awesome and sad and full of curiosity all at the same time! I love it so much!