If only you could see this

a poem about a mother who's child was wrongly taken away from her

When the dust did settle

No-one around, I’m sat on the floor, alone in the playground

 

The day you left I will not forget,

You were ripped away from my arms

My heart did ache, and still does to this day

I wonder where you are, and where it is you stay.

 

My little solider, I used to call you

Kiss your knees when they were grazed

I’d pick you for a cuddle, and my day was made.

 

Sometimes I think about the day you left,

Your screams still echo inside my head.

I reached for your hand, our fingers entwined,

But with a tug you were gone, and  I let my arm fall to my side.

 

And with a heavy heart I do reside,

That you are better off, not by my side.

Even though a child should never leave their mother,

There was nothing I could do or say, to stop them taking you far away.

 

I hope one day you’ll read this and understand,

I fought tooth and nail for you to return

But the court still saw the lies that were told,

“I was an unfit mother, took drugs galore, you were pale and thin”

And apparently having you, my darling, was my only sin.

 

                I miss you every day

My heart longs for your touch

I love you baby, so, so much.