Reflections of a Foster Child
When you see a child in care, when you see me…
Answer this question, what do you see?
Do you see resiliency? Do you see what I plan to be?
I don’t think so, I think you see the system because to you, I have no face!
So for me to overcome the system I must move from place to place.
Integration, segregation, group homes, different homes
Overcoming the system is like living in a dome.
To overcome the system, I need love and support.
I feel like an unborn baby hearing the doctor’s say “Abort”.
You see we want to overcome the system but were confused we don’t know what’s in store.
Is the system a safety net or just another Trap Door?
© Rick, Foster Child
2013
[Published with permission]
Nicki Sanders, MSW, Chief Visionary Officer
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