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Little Girl Lost

by Joan Serratelli

Little girl lost
no place to go
no place to hide
little girl lost
no Amber Alert
She is hopelessly lost
in this big, bad world

Little girl,
go home
but she cannot
find her way
She is standing
at a corner
unable to move

Little girl lost
she cries
but nobody hears
because nobody cares

Little girl
you must go home
but she is hopelessly lost
and is glued to the street

Liitle girl lost
in this big, bad world
There is no place
to go
and no place
to hide

03/22/2010

Author's Note: I don\'t quite know where this came from. I guess I feel lost and alone.

Posted on 03/22/2010
Copyright © 2026 Joan Serratelli

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Charlie Morgan on 03/22/10 at 05:02 PM

...this came from you...i echo the little girl, i got a little boy in me that stands on corners and yet, it's not that they don't care...it is that they don't know how to care[for us]...all the more to care for outselves...a deep and lovely write, a plea to Everyman, Everywoman. a tight tho hurtful write...good.

Posted by Joe Cramer on 03/26/10 at 01:02 AM

... such a wonderful lyrical quality.....

Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 03/27/10 at 03:46 AM

I had not seen this one. Loved that first stanza - a great set-up for what follows. Thank you.

Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 03/27/10 at 04:38 PM

I'm reading "The Girl in the Cellar". This poem goes perfect with her early years.

Posted by Ken Harnisch on 03/29/10 at 01:18 PM

"little girl lost/no Amber alert.." that line got me hooked. The rest of the poem reminded me of my agoraphobic days as a lost little boy who was glued to his street corner and his shadowy darknesses for far too long..good journey to you Joan..self-revelation is the first step up and out of the darkness.

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