Here is my entry into steemit slam #1. Thanks for hosting @poetrytrail !

Children Left Behind

Understanding why you left
Is something I will never come to know
You couldn’t handle life’s hardships, it blatantly showed
But to leave your children behind
Is for those without a soul
Further hardships upon them
That you could have instead endured
Especially considering your future days
Did not open any better doors
Walking away from your blood
Is something that I eventually forgave
Understanding why, I will never see the way

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Regards,
Mitchell J
Thanks for the image pixabay