Orphan

Have you ever needed a shoulder to cry on,
when no one was there?
Have you ever needed a hand to hold,
when all you could find was a cold stone grave?
Have you ever been left alone in the cold
to die?
Have you ever starved
for days on end?
Do you know what it's like
to be bought and sold?
Do you know what it's like to have knuckle shaped bruises
on your cheek?
Do you know what it's like to own
only one spare pair of cloths?
Do you know what it's like
being tossed from house to house?
Because if you do,
you know what it's like
to be me.