When We Lose Both Parents
We become grown
orphans again
O, stork
O, Great Sky Hand
Drop me again
inside a home
of cradling arms
Young Oliver
all of us
Waiting open-mouthed
so hungry
Our mothers and fathers
taking with them
all the serving spoons
inside the house
Maureen Sherbondy’s forthcoming book is Dancing with Dali (FutureCycle, 2020). She has also published a short story collection and eight other poetry collections. She teaches English at Alamance Community College in Graham, NC.