| Books, Art, Songs, and Other Things |
| Wake Up Little Suzie -author Rickie Solinger no link |
| they said by sheila ganz, 1994 A Poem by a First Mother they said i had to go to a home for unwed mothers they never asked me what i wanted to do they said my baby should have a mother and a father they never gave me a choice to help me see it through they said the line on my belly would disappear they never mentioned the wound in my heart they said go on with your life and pretend it didn't happen they never told me I would grieve all the years we're apart they said i should be happy now that i'm free they never admit my flesh and blood has been amputated from me they said i could get married and other children would call me mother they never said one person does not replace another they said why worry she has a good life they never listen to how the pain of not knowing cuts like a knife they said it's against the law to search and find her they never knew this was my heart's desire they said she's still young and has other things on her mind they never say your're getting older you've been waiting a long time they said when she has children she'll want to know me they never concede i missed sharing her life she never sat on my knee they said if i loved my baby i'd sign the paper and leave that day she said, don't tell me you love me you gave me away |
| Erased by Karen Joiner A Poem by an Adoptee An empty blackboard stands alone, they erased who I was and gave me a new home. Liquid paper where my life used to be, how could they take that away from me? Did they really believe I'd never question, what they gave me as a definition of the person I was supposed to become, and never look back on where I came from? Where does one really draw the line, on how much past you can leave behind? They expect of us what they themselves could not do. Despite what they say, I am searching. Wouldn't you? |
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| Losing a child to adoption creates a struggle within the depths of the soul of the mother. Likewise, adoptees often also feel a stuggle. Many Firstmothers and adoptees use music, artwork, poetry, and/or writing about their experiences as a way to express those feelings. Below you will find links to some of my favorites. |
| site has drawings by Lina Eve that are very expressive of what many of us felt. This is one of my favorites. |
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| One Mother Remembers The Aftermath of Forced Child Relinquishment. |
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