Lying in bed <br />the child's mind wanders <br />Always asking questions <br />of her mother and father <br />Never having heard <br />the words she's wanted to hear <br />Nothing to keep her warm <br />she shivers in fear <br />Lacking all closeness <br />and never any intimacy <br />Eager to be loved <br />Eager to be hugged <br />she cries in desire... <br />To Be Someone's Child.<br /><br />Sara Stowell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/orphan/
