Missing
Have you seen her –
it’s been since 1989
grown, but police say
she looks like this –
police tell all the
homes on our street
to look for her –
Went missing while
she was playing in
her front yard – the
cops gave up – and
new neighbors moved
in – never knew about
the missing girl back
in 1989 –
Parents let their children
play in their front yard
felt safe in the
neighborhood – felt
safe until another child
fitting the same description
disappeared last week –
In a few years she too
will be history – until
another child brings her
back to life.
Nancy, fine work, as always, and thought-provoking as usual. Thank you!
Thanks Andrew – as I looked this over for the second time I knew I could have drawn this out to be more descriptive, but yes, I do like to leave the reader guessing. Thanks again. Nancy
Sad but very descriptive account of the lives of missing children.
Thanks Frances, it is a shame that so many children even in the suburbs are still missing, it is as if they never existed to begin with. I simply will never understand this. Sincerely, Nancy