That Day.. July 17th 2014

Lovina Pruitt

Five years later and I still remember

that heartbreaking day just as it were yesterday

That day was July 17th, 2014

keeping them with me seemed so hard

I tried!!

But lies were told and tears fell heavily

as they were both ripped from my own two arms

he is now 14 and she is 11.

I want them to hear the truth

I want them to hold their heads up high

They have sworn that they are happy

But, this just can’t be true!

If I had to choose

between loving them or breathing

I would use my last breath

just to tell them I love them to the moon and back

I will always love them and

I will always be there

to catch them if they happen to fall

One day, I hope they see the truth of it all.

I hope they think of all the

Happy memories and forget all the negative ones

From that fateful day five years ago!

My heart is broken into pieces from this

huge distance between us.

I pray for god to watch over them and

help them continue to stay strong and pray

for the three of us to be together again

just as I do everyday

  • Author: Lovina Pruitt (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 20th, 2020 03:09
  • Comment from author about the poem: I wrote this poem for my son who is now 14 and my daughter who is now 11.\r\nOn July 4th, 2014 after taking my kids and leaving their father due to the abuse I was going through from him everyday for over 10 years, he found me in another state on July 17th, 2014 and he had court papers stating that he was granted temporary primary custody of both of our children. Every since then I have fought and fought by going to court and proving everything he had done to me with the police reports and yet they still have not granted me custody and the only visitations i have with them is during the summer time for 1 week and I have to drive nearly 900 miles just to see them then. My heart hurts everyday with the pain of not having them with me, but I keep my spirits up and I continue to write poems about them and all of the good memories we still have inside of us..
  • Category: Love
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Comments1

  • Goldfinch60

    Very sad emotive write. I amsure the truth will out in the end and you will be back with your children.

    Welcome to MPS.

    • Lovina Pruitt

      thank you for your comment, it really means alot.



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