Quickly-
Knifed by deceit?
Slowly-
Strangled by fear?
Or daily-
by a thousand
hard
silences?
The Best
things
in life
are free
or cheap
unless
you consider
your time
or heart.
No One’s Child
“Foster” is variously defined as “substitute,” “temporary,” or “short-term.” So a “foster child” is an actual human being who is a “substitute,” “temporary,” or “short-term.” The antonym is “natural,” so a foster child is also not natural.
We met N (No One’s Child) after her mother could no longer care for her. As best I recall, N was about ten years old and a friend of one of our daughters in school. Both were young girls, both were in the same class, both were smart and ambitions. There was one slight difference. N was temporary and our daughter was permanent.
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