Once upon a time there was a child
Who had two fathers.
One was present
The other absent
As she grew
She wished they could trade places.
And one day they did
But they received identical index fingers
In the exchange.
Two imputatory Musketeer swords pointed and crossed
To signal their charge toward the mother:
It is she who is at fault. Let our swords pierce her as we disappear
into the night
And so it was
That in their recriminatory cries
An ignoble cause was born.
And they thrust their blades silently
In glorious abandonment.
But in all their dark crusades
They never knew that
It was the child
Who lay in a heap on the floor
About Laurie: The author of Forests Secrets and Finding Joy as well as The Pharaoh’s Cry, Portal Rift, Persistence of Memory, Kidnapped Smile, and Dragon Sky of the fantasy series The Artania Chronicles, Laurie Woodward is also a screenwriter who co-authored Dean and JoJo: The Dolphin Legacy. Her poetry has been published in multiple journals and anthologies and she was a collaborator on the popular anti-bullying DVD Resolutions. Bullied as a child, Laurie is now an award-winning peace consultant, poet, and blogger who helps teach children how to avoid arguments, stop bullying, and maintain healthy friendships. She writes on the Central Coast of California. More about her work can be found at Author Laurie Woodward — Next Chapteria.net
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