under a darkling moon
at the waning of hearts
a bewildered boy-child
conceived in chaos
lacking heritage
moment man
in freefall of frustration
searching for foothold
abandoned nomad
longing for clarity
for a sense of identity
Moon on 2/18/47, my birth night.
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NOTE: I was born in 1947 in a post WWll Catholic orphanage. Mother unidentified and likely unwed. Father unknown. Having been abandoned from birth was a matter of much confusion for me in my troubled childhood, and into my young adult life. With the birth of my children I stopped looking back, and started looking ahead, finally understanding of, and thankful for the support of my adoptive parents.