One
I am but one,
A lonely child.
Only a single mother.
Shouldn’t a babe of merely two,
Have both? I am but one,
A lonely girl.
Not a single friend.
Shouldn’t a babe of merely seven,
Have many?
I am but one,
A lonely teen.
Not a single story.
Shouldn’t a babe of merely fourteen,
Have dozens? I am but one,
A lonely soul.
No life at all.
Shouldn’t a babe of merely nineteen,
Have one?