I’ve often wondered who I am I pondered who gave birth to me I wondered why you gave me up I asked if this was supposed to be I wondered...

I know you You know me I knew you when I was three You were tall I was small You’d pick me up When I would fall I knew you Mum did too...

Hush, little baby, do not cry Mummy is going to give you a better life Across the border, she will sail Across the waters, through...

My dearest dear Be’er That is what I always called you. Endearing, to say the least Although you now cease to exist, my memories of you...

When I caught a glimpse of the two of you Holding hands as you struggled to cross a busy road Knees not quite as sturdy as they once were...

Dad, I long to sit and drink tea with you And laugh about memories of years gone by Hearing about the time when you and mum met To hear...

I’m embracing responsibility and nurturing with tenacity Preparing you in the pre-school years; I am teaching you the alphabet and...

I know it isn’t easy As I was not your choice Romance wrenched away from you A mouth without a voice I know you view me with contempt But...