"IF WALLS COULD TALK" - a belated wish to have loved someone more

If walls could talk
would they tell of years
of loneliness unrelieved
but by the sounds of children
who visit now and then
and as they grow into adulthood
strayed far from the home
of one who truly loved them

Would these walls speak
of the struggles of one
who survived on today's bread
and lived on tomorrow's hopes
of a better world than this

Would they know her dreams
her lonely frustrations
untold aspirations
never shared
with those whom she loved

Would these walls recall
the sadness that weighed
upon her weak shoulders
while waiting for
people she loved
people who never came

If walls could talk
would they tell of the shame
of these heartless souls
who sent her away

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