Legacy of an Adopted Child
| Once there were two women | One gave you a nationality |
| Who never knew each other | The other gave you a name |
| One you do not remember | One gave you the seed of talent |
| The other you call mother. | The other gave you an aim. |
| Two different lives shaped | One gave you emotions |
| to make yours one | The other calmed your fears |
| One became your guiding star | One saw your first sweet smile |
| The other became your sun. | The other dried your tears. |
| The first gave you Life and | One gave you up, |
| The second taught you to live in it | It was all that she could do. |
| The first gave you a need for love | The other prayed for a child, |
| And the second was there to give it. | And God led her straight to you. |
| And now you ask me throught 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. |
Anonymous |
