Saturday, March 30, 2013

Perfectly said

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 a seed of talent, 
The other gave you an aim.
One gave emotions,
And 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 the product of?
Neither, my darling-
Neither,
Just two kinds of love.




A coworker had this up on my locker one day from a newspaper clipping. It pretty much made me cry. I thought it was perfectly said and really touched me. I just had to share it! 

1 comment:

Erica said...

That is so touching! You are going to be an amazing mother no matter how that precious child comes into your life!