The Legacy of an Adopted Child

I can't read or even type up this poem without sobbing!!! It was in a book we are required by our agency to read titled "Dear Birthmother". It is the perfect words to explain the legacy that both a birthmother and an adoptive mother give to their child.... I hope it opens your eyes to the beauty of adoption!

The 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 yours 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 a nationality

The other gave you a name

One gave you the 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

The other prayed for a child

And God led her straight to you 

And now you ask me through your tears

The age old question through the years;

Heredity or Environment -Which are you a product of?

Neither my darling - neither 

Just two different kinds of love!