She Is Not There

Escapes parents

Disintegrating lives

Confusing world

Bitterness, lies

Does not understand

New reality

Wishes they explained

Requires certainty

Neither see her

She is not there

Could it be

They no longer care?

Heads for oak tree

Its majestic canopy

Curls on undergrowth

Listens to Nature's symphony

Bird song, rustle of leaves

Predictable continuity

Aching heart attains

Temporary security

By Margaret Karim

From: United Kingdom