A. M. TORRES - POEMS

A.M. Torres is the author of the Child Series beginning with Love Child which first published in 2011. It's followed by its sequels Child No More, and Child Scorned. She has also published the poetry books Shadowed Tears, and Turmoil. A.M. Torres was born in New York City, and currently resides in Staten Island with her two sons Jason, and Kristofer, and their father Walter Lewis.

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THE GIRL IN PINK

​I passed baby shops
Sweet girl in pink,
The dresses stared back
They’re mocking it seems,
No daughter to love
No dresses in pink,
No loving talk
Am I on the brink?
 
Longing to comb
Her hair while we speak,
We could be good friends
Would she look like me?
 
Questions of she
Sweet girl in pink,
Filling that dress
So pretty in pink.
I picture her smile
Imagine her hair
A friend she can be
My mini me.
 
 

THE FIRST NIGHT
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​We are different of race
But not of heart,
Our sense of humor
Colleagues, then friends.
They won’t approve
My mind screams this out,
Dating and drinks
We conversate,
The night is young
I have my place,
Is it for grabs?
It’s getting late.
He’s in pursuit
I hesitate,
Until we are one
And it’s really late,
Facing the night
Back home I went,
Holding him back
Never again.
Futile it feels,
Having our fun
Was it for love?
I just found me.
 
 

DREAMS
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​The kitchen roars
The oven is on,
Hearing the scream
As she struggles to think.
Screaming; he runs,
Excitement so long
The tablet is on
Her phone dwindles down.
Watching the cats
They play, and they roam,
The outdoors that lure
Inviting breeze.
Exhaustion sets in
Perhaps she should leave,
The child and their cats,
And she dares to dream.
With changes of leaves
The green that just fades,
No diapers left
The cupboards are bare.
It’s hardly rare
But she clings to dreams,
For when the child screams
To make her feel mean.