I WAS AN ONLY CHILD
I WAS AN ONLY CHILD, I HAD NO FRIENDS AT ALL
I HAD A PROBLEM LEARNING
I GUESS IT WAS MY CALL
I LIKED TO GO TO PARKS TO PLAY, JUMP ROPE ALL BY MYSELF
I LISTENED TO THE BIRDS AND GAVE THEM CRMBS OF BREAD
IN THE SUMMER I GOT WET
FROM THE SPRINKLER INSTEAD
IT WAS A SAD LIFE LOOKING BACK
HOW WAS I TO KNOW I HAD A SECRET, I DID NOT KNOW
YOU SEE MY MOTHER WHO LOVED ME, WAS NOT REALLY MY OWN
SHE SOMETIMES HURT MY FEELINGS
THAT IS WHY I FELT ALONE
THERE WAS A PUZZLE ABOUT ME
WHO, I WISH I KNEW
WHEN I BECAME MIDDLE AGED
MY WHOLE WORLD FELL THROUGH
I HAD A MOM LIVING, WHO LOVED ME ALL HER LIFE
SHE NEVER STOPPED HOPING IN HER HEART I WOULD COME ALONG
THERE WAS TOO MUCH EMPTINESS
SHE PRAYED SO EVERY NIGHT
THAT THE CHILD SHE LOST WOULD COME BACK
AND MAKE EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT
I WENT FROM BEING AN ONLY CHILD, WITH NO ONE TO HOLD ON TO
THEN I FOUND I HAD TWO BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS
I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO
MY SISTER CHRISTINA STARTED TO CALL ME EVERY NIGHT
SHE IS THE EYES I SEE THROUGH
TO HELP ME FIND THE LIGHT
IT IS SAID TO BE AN ONLY CHILD
WITH DREAMS YOU CANNOT REACH
WHEN YOU FIND A SISTER WHO IS SPECAIL
THEN YOUR LIFE, TRULY IS UNIQUE
LINDA ANN HENRY
DO YOU REMEMBER ME
THE PEOPLE'S POET