Alone can be peaceful or a dreadful pain
For a child this is not a peaceful gain
You need comfort and nourishment at a young age
At home alone is like trapped in a cage
Nowhere to go and no one for comfort
This is no way to leave a child with no support
Leaving me alone for longer than an hour
As the counter stood over me like a tower
Waking up from my afternoon nap
You were gone and not to be found in a snap
I need you here and I needed you now
Climbing on the counters was never to allow
I know not to break rules but this feeling inside grew
I took the giant chair and pushed it with strength that was new
Climbing on that chair to get to the phone was hard
A new thought came and it through me off guard
Which numbers were what and what numbers were who?
Feeling brave I looked through the notebook at age two!
Not knowing how to dial or when to talk
I felt I was watched like a hawk
Turning smoothly around to face the hawk
Following the feet on the ground that walk
I was ecstatic to see what I saw and wanted nothing more
My journey to call you was over as you walked through that door
I didn’t need to call or worry any more
I leaped to the ground and fell on the floor
You picked me up, hugged me tight and kept me calm
I cried in your arms for the fright I felt but you were there now, you, my mom
