When the chilly night air made us shiver
And people were homeward bound,
An old woman of sixty stood all alone at the bus stop
Left to grieve and mourn.
She thought about the children she had raised,
"How could they do this ?"
After all she had struggled with them
For them to achieve the height of their present state.
To think that at this age they abandoned her
Was undoubtedly too much to take.
She was rescued by a lady of grace
A nurse in a home for the old aged.
Our woman then found more of her kind
Laughing and talking with different stories to find.
Parents cannot look down upon their children
So they accept and try to be content.
However it is the child who should look after his guardian
Because by the time he realises the real people behind his success,
It might just be too late.
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The Nameless & Forsaken
PoetryEvery year, millions of the elderly are abandoned by their families. A tribute to all those at working at old age homes to provide them with lodging, food & treating them with love and compassion. This is short poem based this topic.
