For A and KS

Legacy of an Adopted Child


Once there were two women, who had not met each other.
One you sweetly 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 seeds 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 placed you, which 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 fears,
the age old question unanswered throughout the years...


Heredity or environment, which are you the product of?
Neither, my darling neither. Just two different kinds of love.

*Author Unknown*