Orphan

I lit a candle for you,
just the one;
that is all they would give me!

I whispered prayers, whimpering
desperately
to the Gods of lost causes.

I sifted the negatives,
searching
for the tentative hope.

You said you would return
very soon,
to take me home again.

You told me that you loved me;
‘your little angel’,
your tears on my cheeks.

They call me an orphan now.
Unloved;
that you did not want me.

Please God, tell mummy from me,
I am sorry!
I will not be bold again!

No-one hugs me anymore;
No kisses!
If I cry they all scold me.

Please come back and hold me
even once,
just so that I know you’re there