In a corner of the alley you lied abandoned
In the rain you were drenched
In the cold you shivered
In the gloom you sobbed like a baby
In a day they found you
In a day they took you to the authorities
In a day they said you were left astray
In a month you found a new home abroad
In a year you learned to crawl
In a year you learned to speak
In a year you began eating solid food
In three years you started walking
In a decade you grew into a pretty girl
In a decade you learned the truth
In a decade you asked why me?
In a decade or more you began searching
In twenty or so years you had graduated
In twenty or so years you found a man
In twenty or so years you cried and cried
In thirty years you saw a photo
In fifty years your adoptive parents passed
In fifty years you grieved
In fifty years you felt so alone and down
In fifty or so years you knew it was time
In sixty years we met and we hugged
In sixty years I cried for missing your first step
In sixty years I cried for missing your first word
In sixty years I cried for giving you up
Fifty or so years ago I knew you were adopted
Fifty years ago I grieved
Fifty years ago I felt alone to know you did even more
Fifty years ago I thought it was time
Thirty years ago I glimpsed at your baby photo
Twenty or so years ago my eyes were the Red Sea
Twenty or so years ago I lost your father
Twenty or so years ago I thought that you must’ve graduated
A decade ago I always came back to the alley
A decade ago I told myself I would never forgive myself
A decade ago I knew the truth would be reached sooner or later
A decade ago I longed to see you that came out of my womb
Three years ago I stopped walking
A year ago I stopped eating solid food
A year ago my words became murmurs
A year ago I crawled into my bed aching of grief
A month ago I heard you were coming back home
A day ago I heard that you were coming to see me
A day ago the authorities told me my baby was coming home
A day ago I found you again
In the gloom of the room, I smiled
In the cold of the room I felt warm
In the rain outside the window I felt dry
In the corner you showed your mom mercy
In the corner you embraced
the mom who missed your life
who abandoned you in the alley
sixty years ago.