I am looking for someone who has the name of Momma. She left me all alone one day when I was sleeping on the sofa. I cried because I missed her and hoped that she was coming home. Days and months went quickly by, Dad gave up waiting by the phone. I can remember the sunshine, afternoon strolls through the park, but each time I think of Momma my spirit soon becomes real dark. No one claims to have seen her walking through the streets anywhere. Her picture was never recognized, people say she just disappeared. How could she leave me behind? I am just a little girl of three. How could someone hurt her? I need her to take care of me. I wonder where she could be, since she's not around. I know she's out there somewhere praying to one day be found. So if you would by accident see my Momma or hear her name, please tell her that I love her and that I don't like playing this game. Copyright January 28, 1999 by Bobbie J. Brown
Reason for writing:
I was thinking about children left behind by parents. Parents who leave by choice and those who just one day disappear and can never be found. I wanted to write a poem that would come from the child's view.
Birth sign: Scorpio
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