Adult Orphans by Antony Alldis
They were here all of our lives
Taking care of us
Protecting us
Loving us
The void when they are gone
Is unmeasurable
A vital link to our past
Has disappeared
They knew us better
Than we knew ourselves
Bonded by genetics
And love
A bond that is now
Broken...
By age
By natural causes
By the bloodied boney hands
Of the scythe swinging Reaper
I stand with my siblings
Cold and in shock
Numb and confused
Together...
But alone
We are now Adult Orphans
We hug each other
In the knowledge
That if mum and dad were still here
They would hug us too
