Shattered Dreams
A Girl Named Silas and Me
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LITTLE GIRL LOST Little girl lost Little girl tossed in a world of despair. Does any body care bout little girl lost? Little girl lost had bad mother, worse father or the reverse, life perverse. Utterly destroyed by 3. Eyes to see drugs,guns often feeling hungry, cold, in pain and shame. Little girl lost. Little girl lost raped and ruined by 7. Hardened to life's problems and rebellious by 11. Little girl lost. Little girl lost Dolless and Joyless living a fantasy that will never be. Little girl lost. Little girl lost grows in time. Wrong friends acquired before she understands what not to do. Little girl lost. Little girl lost thought I know, I'll have a child who will love and fulfill me, meet my needs and heal my pain. Wrong again, children take not give what they need to live. Little girl lost. Little girl lost thought again I have it now I know it's a man. Not Sam or Paul, John, Jimmy or Kenny. At such a cost to self, stripped of all her Dignity. Little girl is yet lost. Little girl lost thinks this will work I've found a home, I've found the church. Rev. Shameless and Sister Flirty will help me. Wrong again , traps lie therein ,new snares yet another child, new wounds, more pain, no gain. Little girl lost is still her name. Little girls lost Not born in affliction, for some old wealth not new stealth with hidden sins no less grim. Some public figures groomed and pampered indulged not hampered by lack. Surely, money kept their life in tack? Still we see little girls lost far worse than you or me. Little girl lost, born of a dynasty, a political figure with power and acclaim, or the movie star with money and fame says Little girl lost is not my name. Little girl lost thinks ,Yes, I've arrived. Prominence is mine. I've escaped, respect I've gained. I have a degree, nice home, nice clothes, new car. I have traveled seen an island or two Surely, little girl lost can't be me. Little girls lost rich and poor alike think all is OK even with adulterous mates, wayward children and great pain that does not abate. Little girl lost is still your fate. Little girl lost. The pills, the smack, the bottle, the crack won't make it right. They will not cause the pain to flee. Little girl lost is yet you, yet me. Little girl lost now 70 plus 7. Time left but to ponder, few days, old ways, past mistakes, rights done, wrongs won. Can that be you? Little girls lost, Asian, Black, Hispanic or White, Mixed-Race or the Indian al in the night of life. Where can you be happy? When will you be free? The answer is not in a person, a place, or a thing. ONLY AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS IS LITTLE GIRL LOST FINALLY FOUND!!!
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In Shattered Dreams: A Girl Named Silas and Me, author Susan Peterson Lane presents a collection of powerful poetry that seeks to help each of us to find ourselves in the face of pain, hurt, and shame and enable us to escape the prisons, labels, and mistakes of both the past and present. Lane’s poems explore subjects ranging from freedom and relationship challenges to chaos and homelessness. In her verses, she seeks to teach us to forgive and forget, to accept and understand. Only then can we become the people we were meant to be. She presents in her collection the key to discovering and unlocking a positive future through the choices we make in our lives. As surely as we are born, we will die, but what we do during the time in between does matter. Offering hope for healing, Shattered Dreams speaks of one woman’s thoughts and feelings about her life. A Voice Silenced The death of a voice. The burial of a choice. A mind apprehended by confusion. But A gift still in tack Remembered not dismembered by time. Still defined by holiness, truthfulness and righteousness, Peace is sublime.
About the Author
Susan Peterson Lane was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a 1975 graduate of West Catholic Girls’ High School and a 1979 graduate of Saint Joseph’s University with a BA in English. She has one daughter and currently lives in Pennsylvania.