Legacy of An Adopted Child
My neighbor, who has his own adoption story, brought me this poem when we first welcomed Malik and Isabella home. I’m sharing it because I think it’s lovely.
I’d love to be able to credit the author, but I have been unable to find who wrote it.
Legacy of an Adopted Child
(author unknown)
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 your 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
And the second was there to give it.
One gave you ethnicity,
The other gave you a name.
One gave you a seed of talent,
The other gave you an aim.
One gave you emotions,
The other calmed your fears.
One saw your first sweet smile,
The other dried your tears.
One gave you up-
It was all that she could do.
And now you ask me
Through your tears,
The age-old question
Through the years;
Heredity or environment
Which are you the product of?
Both, my darling – both,
Two different kinds of love.
Beautiful!!!!