My Baby Behind

Alert all night So to not oversleep As dawn ended night My eyes wouldn’t keep We managed attendance A moment to spare But, greeted the entrance And shrills filled the air Quickly consumed By familiar terror Could we exit the room? Declaring an error How could this be We’d been here before I considered a plea knees on the floor Too many adults Were staring at me If I had a pulse Alone, I would leave I turned my back To the sound of her cries With minimal tact I made it outside Another drive home Just as last time I feel so alone My baby, behind