I was orphaned at 16, technically according to the UN you need pnly lose one parent.
where were living?
I lived in Florida at the time, other definitions state the loss of both parents.
was it hard to be on your own?
List of orphans and foundlings
Notable orphans and foundlings include world leaders, celebrated writers, entertainment greats, figures in science and business, as well as innumerable fictional characters in literature and comics. While the exact definition of orphan varies, one legal definition is a child bereft through "death or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion by, or separation or loss from, both parents". According to the United Nations, the definition of an orphan is anyone that loses one parent, either through death or abandonment.
Figures
- For ten years the living and death are both boundless./ Don't need to think intentionally,/ which is hard to forget./With your grave thousands miles away,/ where can I confide my loneliness?/ Even if we met, could you recognize me,/ dust all over my face/ temples have looked like frost?/
- Last night in dream I returned hometown./ By the window,/ you were combing your hair./ We looked at each other silently,/ with only endless tears./ There's a place which every year will be my misery,/ in moonlight,/ the cemetery hill with short pines./