Not my Child by Lindsay Oliver

Not my child

Laying limp in the sand

Face down in the sea

 

Not my child

Huddled unbreathing

In a cargo container

 

Not my child

Stranded alone

Dead on a beach

 

Not my child

The curl of his fingers

The curve of his cheek

 

Not my child

Hair soft as thistledown

On the nape of his neck