The Waiting Child

The waiting child sat,
pain and anger in her eyes.

With a broken heart,
she sits and wonders why.

Why did this happen to her?

The waiting child, covered in
dirt from head to toe, wonders
if there is anyone who will love her.

With tears running down her face,
she wakes from her slumber.

The waiting child remembers with a smile.
The couple down the hall who claims her
for themselves.

The waiting child now sighs happily as she
snuggles in her bed, dreaming of happy
times that soon will come.


Rose Corbin