Mum died when I was just six years old,
Her arms still warm but turning cold.
She left behind more than her name
A newborn brother, fragile, unnamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two weeks old, he barely knew her face,
Yet in his cry, I felt her grace.
I wiped his tears with trembling hands,
A child myself, yet trying to stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They took us to the village, no lights, no sound,
Just broken dreams on dusty ground.
Dad was there, but hollowed and worn,
Carrying grief that couldn’t be mourned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was no money, no steady meal,
But pain too raw for time to heal.
We learned to smile through aching cheeks,
And hope in silence, week by week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still, I clung to Dad, though he looked away,
Lost in debts he couldn\u2019t pay.
He tried, oh God, he tried so hard,
But life had stacked the deck, and barred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then 2021 came knocking loud,
With coughs and fear and funeral shrouds.
COVID stole him quiet and fast,
Just like Mum, he couldn’t last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now orphaned fully, with none to call,
No \u201cMum\u201d or \u201cDad\u201d to break my fall.
Just me and memories, thin and small,
And a baby brother too young to recall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I grew up fast, with scars unseen,
Between scraped knees and shattered dreams.
But somehow in the dark I knew,
God had not forgotten too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So here I stand, I still survive,
The orphaned heart that stayed alive.
And though I cry when no one sees,
I carry love through memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because I am made of those I’ve lost,
And though they left, I bear the cost.
Yet in their absence, I have grown,
A soul built strong from broken stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some nights I whispered to the skies,
Asking God, the when and why.
Sometimes no answers came, just stars and air,
Yet somehow, I felt He heard me there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now I walk, not whole, but true,
With pain behind and purpose renewed.
Because every loss carved space inside,
Therefore, courage, faith, and grace now show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THE PAINFUL CRY OF A TEACHER by walking shadow poetry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/12KjEkgNZ4Q<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n