She had a fine turn of phrase
Said her readers,
Who'd go no further
Than the spine of the book
To come to that conclusion

She listened to the voices
That jostled for a
Patient hearing
In her head.

Till they were ready
To step out on the
Pages and say their
Goodbyes to their
Birth mother.

No wonder then, that she
Felt the pang of
Irrevocable separation
Each time

Her fingers caressed
The keyboard.