i read in the newspaper about <br />a young woman raped <br />by an aquaintance; <br />she decided not to press charges, <br />she had his baby. i realized that person <br />was my sister. <br />the baby's name is Charity. <br />though she looks like her father, <br />Charity will never be ours. She will never <br />be Lillian's, or even Robert's. <br />she will always <br />be the fruit of something <br />beyond comprehension as a civilized world. <br />Charity belongs <br />to the nameless <br />overpowering <br />need.<br /><br />valerie jaeger<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/misplaced-baby/
