Legacy of an Adopted Child
Once there were two women who
never knew each other. One you do
not remember, the other you call mother.
Two different lives shaped to make you one.
One became your guiding star,
The other became your sun.
The first gave you life and the second,
taught you to live it. The first gave you a need
for love, the second was there to give it.
One gave you a nationality, the other gave
you a name. One gave you a talent, the other
gave you aim. One gave you emotions, the other
calmed your fears. One saw your first sweet smile
the other dried your tears. One sought for you a home
that she could not provide, the other prayed for a child
and her hope was not denied.
And now you ask me through your tears the age old
question unanswered through the years.
Heredity or Environment?
Neither, my darling! Just two kinds of love!