Foster Kid

Too young to know why her parents did what they did

All she knows now is that she belongs to the state, a foster kid

She begs "please let my baby brother and sister come with me"

Nothing could be worse then what they came from. Crack pipes full, refrigerators empty

Absolutely frightened, she tells her babby brother and sister with a smile, it will all be ok

"where are we going?" She politely asks the driver as she looks into her rear view mirror

A foster home she replies, as the children looked in terror 

"You won't see any of those bad people again," the lady said

"You will have a new family, hot food a nice warm bed".

"See this will be fun" The eldest tells the youngest, in secret doubt

We are here, your new home, you will see all  the things you went without

Hello, nice to meet you, new mom and dad

This is my baby brother and sister, I guess you can say we've had it bad

But we won't cry, we won't bother, we won't take

All we want is a meal and your hand to shake

The months pass, we miss our mother so

But she was wrong, so we had to go

We like these people, they are a real family

But you are still here, mother, only a suppressed memory

Years pass and we have grown

We aren't sad, being a foster kid is the best we have ever known. 

We are loved by a new mom, our hearts are mending

This was a true happy ending