Where Did My Mum Go

I sat by a big iron gate
Waiting
Waiting for my Mum to come back

And black kids like me beckoned
Are you coming in?

I laughed then asked if they knew where my Mum had gone
You are one of us they said
Stolen
Come on in

We are all waiting for our Mum’s to come back

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“Where Did My Mum Go”
Written and Published by Paul Buttigieg

Published: 
June 1st, 2008
Category: 
Aboriginal Poems
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