by Kushal Poddar
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January 19, 2008

Kidnapped

April 17, 2009 10:12 PM EDT
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Kidnapped


A bright blue sky extends a branch of magnolia

like the hand of God with bejeweled ring on fingers.

He lifts his head; serene eyes amazed, hand in dad’s hand.

It feels good and fresh to return home midst flavors, smells.

It feels special, piquant, different and unsure

when his friends look at a returned boy wanting to know.

To know? He can’t. He won’t tell stories. In what manner

can he unweave  the knots in mind, the layered tale?

Kidnapped is the word. Abused? Is he? Gossips, stories

swarm and buzz like flies from gutters; they do disturb.

Dad has swapped the room for him; there’s a new color.

A shade of black lurks inside, yet. Yet dusk comes

fast and furious; descends upon hidden fears.

A spasm catches his little heart, throttles and chokes…

=© 2009 - All Rights Reserved Kushal Poddar



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Comments: 41

Svetlana Goryacheva Apr 17, 2009, 10:13pm EDT
Beautifully written and o-h-h, so poignant...

Blessings and best wishes - S.
Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Apr 17, 2009, 10:22pm EDT
Thanks for posting on Getting to 3000 Together
Jo N. Apr 17, 2009, 10:22pm EDT
Very nice, thanks for sharing it.
Georgiana S. Apr 17, 2009, 10:24pm EDT
a lifetime it will take to come to terms with that!
Sharon C. Apr 17, 2009, 10:30pm EDT
Intense and insightful. I loved it.
Dawn Clevenger Apr 17, 2009, 10:50pm EDT
Nicely done, Poddar.
David W. Apr 17, 2009, 10:55pm EDT
A heart rendering treatise on child abuse.
glenn allenson Apr 17, 2009, 10:58pm EDT
That poem feels like I can get to know you. Makes me want to know more.

Makes me feel sort of...helpless, not knowing what you went through, not knowing what feelings are inside you, that maybe need to be laid outside your self, as you laid this expression outside for others to see and feel.

You have creative abilities that inspire me. I want more. I want the inside goods. Please.
norene t. Apr 17, 2009, 10:58pm EDT
Thank you for your insight Poddar.
Renee (Pres of Baby James Foundation) ~. Apr 17, 2009, 11:24pm EDT
Wonderful

Featured in Share the Word
Nancy Biri Apr 17, 2009, 11:34pm EDT
Nice
penni d. Apr 18, 2009, 12:26am EDT
A poignant tale...but...at least he was returned ,yea.
timi A. Apr 18, 2009, 12:33am EDT
Nice
Kathryn E. Apr 18, 2009, 12:47am EDT
The escape is practically never from this inner world made from abuse.

Featured in the Triple Name Club.
JOHN BECK Apr 18, 2009, 12:53am EDT
I find the last lines to be disturbing. Very well written.
Renee (Pres of Baby James Foundation) ~. Apr 18, 2009, 9:43am EDT
I wanted to comment further last night when I came accross this but was pretty swamped on things to do. Thought I would make some time to comment. It is a very scary feeling to go through this as a child. To have no one believe in you or listen to you. Then the scare of it repeating day after day. You captured it all right here job well done.
Ann M. (Site Scryer) Apr 18, 2009, 9:44am EDT
This is heart-rending. I can't help but feel that some of the harm is done by the adult world, where people gossip, treat the boy as damaged goods, and tells him he's been "abused," a term he doesn't understand.

Thank you for posting this to The Surreal Circus.
Vivian A. Apr 18, 2009, 10:31am EDT
Words are inadequate at times like that, and it is often easier to let memories fade. To reside as shadows within you. Very nice Poddar.
blaine d. Apr 18, 2009, 3:32pm EDT
very well done!
Eileen C. Apr 18, 2009, 3:35pm EDT
Post-traumatic stress disorder, the future anxiety of going through his ordeal, this is what it makes me feel after reading. Thanks for sharing.
Robert - just a simple man - B. Apr 18, 2009, 5:07pm EDT
Excellent and yes, a little frightening. The prodigal son, captured by his ways; Can he return home? Perhaps just his shadow can, or his memory? Awesome stuff Poddar!
Angela A. Apr 18, 2009, 5:33pm EDT
Poor boy. It's never the same when you return home.
Thanks for posting to my group, Anythingwriting
Sharon P. Apr 18, 2009, 6:08pm EDT
Childhood fears and returning. How well you express it.
Gessy D. Apr 18, 2009, 7:27pm EDT
I like it.
Howard b. Apr 18, 2009, 8:34pm EDT
A very dark subject. One that is surpressed by so many children. Fears of their wrong doing . When it isn't really their fault. Very well written .
Lewis (taking over Gather) K. Apr 18, 2009, 8:58pm EDT
What makes this so good is the vague descriptions, which fit a child's mind so well. Nothing is crystal clear, he is feeling his way in the dark. This hits hard.
Julie R. Apr 19, 2009, 1:31am EDT
To get into the mind of a child...you have touched on the mystery and the struggle within I think with this very moving poem.
Alison H. Apr 19, 2009, 2:10am EDT
In what manner

can he unweave the knots in mind, the layered tale?

How indeed? Very moving.....
Sharon B. Apr 19, 2009, 2:28am EDT
thanks for sharing
L. H. Apr 19, 2009, 2:51am EDT
VERY, fine!
L. H. Apr 19, 2009, 2:52am EDT
A bright blue sky extends a branch of magnolia

like the hand of God with bejeweled ring on fingers.

The above lines are my favorite-THIS!
Van N. Apr 19, 2009, 1:49pm EDT
Beautiful! I wish I have just a little of your talent :)
Felicia R. Apr 19, 2009, 10:36pm EDT
Thanks for sharing
Chris Brockman Apr 20, 2009, 9:25am EDT
This is moving, Poddar. What an unusual subject, and what an insightful treatment of it.
Chas Andrews Apr 20, 2009, 1:32pm EDT
thanks!
John F Walter Apr 20, 2009, 7:11pm EDT
A lot of stored up sorrow, dread and pain in this carefully wrought piece, Poddar. The subtext is powerful, the gesture itself says all.
Barbara M. Apr 21, 2009, 2:38pm EDT
Thanks for sharing with READING BOOKS ONLINE!
Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Jul 30, 2009, 10:36am EDT
This is wonderful writing

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