Intervention

A Response to a Poetry Challenge, theme: "You Can't Be Serious" note: Original Artwork

Intervention

Her mother bit her lip
To keep from crying at the sight of her:
Brown eyes underlined with big black circles
Dirty blonde hair tangled and matted
Hands that showed prominent, bony knuckles
Shaking constantly; she needed a fix.
Her father had long since turned his head away.
Using all his resolve, he didn't walk out the open door
But his eyes kept searching the hallway;
It was taking a lot of effort to stay.
Her boyfriend, not looking too good himself,
Kept saying, "I'll go with you, we'll do it together",
But he sounded unconvincing, even to himself.
Her little sister, ten years old, just cried and cried.
The counselor called her name with authority,
Telling her to look in the eyes
Of each of these people who loved her,
And she did, tremulously holding
Each heartbroken gaze for a few seconds
Before dropping her eyes in shame.
"Sign it" her father said gruffly,
Referring to the contract the counselor held out.
Opening her mouth to object,
She began, "You can't be serious--"
And the air filled with a dead pause.
Each of them got down on their knees.
She shut her mouth in mid-sentence, shocked.
Were they begging, or praying?
One by one she met their eyes again.
And they all waited in silence,
Some with hope, some without.
Then tears fell, her father openly sobbing,
As she tentatively reached out for the pen,
And whispered,
"Help me. I want to live."

Reviews

[Holly Mason]

begging or praying I would think both this is amazing I was part of this family through your writing thank you for sharing

[Vertigoingnowhere]

Wow! I love this! The word usage, The imagry of that awful suffrage. Thanks so much for not keeping this to yourself!.
MInd checking out some of my stuff? Thanks
Best Regards,
~HSA (High School)

[catofjade]

I have a 17 year old daughter who is not speaking to me, and I think to myself, how very kind God is, to send me a comment like yours, just when I need it. Thank you so much for taking the time to make it, and holy cow what a good writer you are! Heading over to check out more of your stuff, write now!