Have You Ever Been Lost?

...the people

Were part of the problem

A busy crowd

Is no place for a lost child.

DS Coremans - Have You Ever Been Lost, Forever Distracted By Life

Have you ever been lost?

I remember a time

With my parents

For the life of me,

I don’t remember when or where.

What I do remember

Is the moment I looked around

And realised

I was alone.

In the middle of a busy crowd

Of course

I wasn’t alone.

Yet the people

Were part of the problem

A busy crowd

Is no place for a lost child.

Too many people

Distracted

By their journey

From point A

To point B

I panicked,

And the crowd absorbed me,

As fully as my fear.

Neck-snapping from side to side,

I looked to find them,

My parents,

But to my mind

They were gone.

Time passed,

But the dread did not,

It filled me,

Leaking from my eyes

Mixed with falling tears.

A child consumed,

Both physically and

Emotionally,

Will shut down

Rooted to the ground,

Rationality removed

From thought, and action

Or lack thereof.

Defeat.

And then,

From in between shoulders,

I could see my Father.

His usually stoic face appeared,

Contorted with fear.

An expression which I was sure,

Was reflected

Upon my own face.

Relief upon my rescue.

Quelled any unease,

Which came when he spoke.

His words were stern,

“Don’t wander off”

But his eyes betrayed his tone.

Relief, the only thing

We both had come to know.

Safety brings comfort,

And once it is felt

Dread is quickly forgotten.

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Authors Note:

This poem was adapted from a blog post I originally shared to my blog Forever Distracted By Life in August 2014. You can see this post here.

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Happy Writing. Stay Safe. Stay Distracted.

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