Waif

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    Waif

     My mother often told the tale of waif,
    she heard loud cry as she passing by.
    Under a bridge, deep in the bush,
    she found a baby that was I.
    She picked me up,
    kindly took me home,
    raised me as her own.
    I never felt at home.
    Who am I?

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