Dear Mother

Dear mother

Where were you when life dealt harshly with me?

Where were you when life's troubles plagued me?

I was out in the rain and Cold

Exposed to the elements

Without shelter or clothing, save my tattered rags

Without food in my mouth, except ones I scrounged up from wastes

I fended for myself

And struggled to survive

Knowing I do not have the luxury others do 

As seen through windows

I lived a life of solitude

Loneliness and want were my constant companions.

 Why did you abandon me? Your responsibility?

What wrong did I do wrong in coming to the world?

I came and no hands cradled me till I fell asleep

No one taught me life

I had to learn for myself

  

Tell me, dear mother, why did you leave me?