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- Hometown:
- Florida
- I'm a . . .
- Writer, Artist
- Have You "Freed Your Inner Book" Yet?
- No
- What You Need to Know About Me:
- I am a photographer and a teacher. I plan to write children's books.
Robin Abrams's Blog
Fragile Heart
Fragile Heart
A heart is fragile and must be protected...
I didn't want to hurt anymore
So I took the keys and I locked the door
And I built icy walls of brick
So strong and thick were they
That just one look would turn away
Anyone who might cause pain.
Then you came along and acted like
you didn't see the walls, the doors, the lock
And tenderly you lit a candle near a block
And there you knelt
And waited for the ice to melt…
Then there was a warmth my heart felt.
As brick by brick beg… Continue
A heart is fragile and must be protected...
I didn't want to hurt anymore
So I took the keys and I locked the door
And I built icy walls of brick
So strong and thick were they
That just one look would turn away
Anyone who might cause pain.
Then you came along and acted like
you didn't see the walls, the doors, the lock
And tenderly you lit a candle near a block
And there you knelt
And waited for the ice to melt…
Then there was a warmth my heart felt.
As brick by brick beg… Continue
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Join me on my journey of healing after the violent murder of my son. I have a message to share with millions of mothers just like me who're grieving, after the murder of their child.
A Mother will always carry a heavier burden of losing a child than anyone else. She carried that child for nine months. She felt him move in her body when no one else could. She laid there and pushed him into the world, looking over at the doctor asking him, "Is my baby okay?", or waiting to hear his first cry.
After all the hard labor of bringing that precious child into the world, you now wait to be able to feed him for the first time.
A Mother feels the emptiness in her heart more than anyone else when a child dies. That little outfit she brought him home in from the hospital was special.
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A few weeks later, the baby has to go to the doctor to get his first shots. She holds him so close because she knows he is about to be in pain. She can make him feel better.
When she looks at him after getting his first shot, she feels so helpless. She couldn't make it better for him, so she gently kisses him and he lays his little head on her chest, the little sniffles she hears makes her cry.
Our children are being murdered. Lying in the street drowning in their own blood. The screams and cries of our children are silent. A mother wonders when a child is shot, did he call out her name. I always wondered if Kenny called my name as he was shot. I will never know. He never regained consciousness. He died, after a seven day battle to live.
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If there was no "A Silent Scream" there would be no me. I was dying in grief. I was giving up. The pain was too hard to bear. I lost my faith in God and I lost a relationship that meant the most in the world to me the closeness I had with my children. I loved them the best I could, in the situation I was forced into.
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Even though you're planning to write children's books, I hope you are a fan of fiction that celebrates the black college experience. I know that Trafford Publishing offers specials for writerws of children's novel and you can send off for a free self publishing guide to get your research going because that inner book has got to be released. So let it go and let's get accquainted. Check out my profile and poem at the Poetry Jam forum and let me know what you think. PEACE
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