Nobody's Son

We know it is in the instinct of a mother

 To be there when there is no other.

We know it is in the instinct of a father

To be there to push just a bit further.

But something went wrong, there was a mistake

And they didn't care; not for my sake.

And I remain lost; I am alone

My abandonment, if only they had known.

Would they have been different?

If only to my creators could I be indifferent ...

But the fact remains, and what is done is done

I am now, and perhaps always was, nobody's son.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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