Pantoum: Orphan Wishes

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Pantoum: Orphan Wishes

 

1          She wished she knew who her parents were.

2          She knew only of those in the orphanage.

3          But their souls could not fill up her gap.

4          She always dreamed of finding out who she descended from.

           

2          She knew only of those in the orphanage.

5          She’d search until she found her parents.

4          She always dreamed of finding out who she descended from.

6          “If only I knew, then I would be happy,” she thought.

 

5          She’d search until she found her parents.

7          Then she found out who they were.

6          “If only I knew, then I would be happy,” she thought.

8          And now she regrets that.

 

7          Then she found out who they were,

3          But their souls could not fill the gap.

8          And now she regrets that

1          She wished she knew who her parents were.

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