"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 YOU ONE.
ONE BECAME YOUR GUIDING STAR
THE OTHER BECAME YOUR SUN.

THE FIRST ONE GAVE YOU LIFE
AND THE SECOND TAUGHT YOU TO LIVE IT.
THE FIRST ONE GAVE YOU A NEED FOR LOVE
THE SECOND WAS THERE TO GIVE IT.

ONE GAVE YOU A NATIONALITY
THE OTHER GAVE YOU A NAME.
ONE GAVE YOU TALENT
THE OTHER GAVE YOU AIM.

ONE GAVE YOU EMOTIONS
THE OTHER CALMED YOUR FEARS.
ONE SAW YOUR FIRST SWEET SMILE
THE OTHER DRIED YOUR TEARS.

ONE SOUGHT FOR YOU A HOME
THAT SHE COULD NOT PROVIDE.
THE OTHER PRAYED FOR A CHILD
AND HER HOPE WAS NOT DENIED.

AND NOW YOU ASK ME THROUGH YOUR TEARS
THE AGE OLD QUESTION UNANSWERED
THROUGH THE YEARS.
HEREDITY OR ENVIRONMENT
WHICH ARE YOU A PRODUCT OF?
NEITHER, MY DARLING, NEITHER.
JUST TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF LOVE!

ALWAYS, -PEANUT                                                      BACK TO INDEX

THIS POEM WAS SENT TO ME, AUTHOR UNKNOWN
I WAS REQUESTED TO MAKE A WEB PAGE OUT OF IT
AND TO PLEASE ADD IT TO MY WEBSITE!!
SO HERE YOU GO I CAN ONLY HOPE I DID IT JUSTICE!!
-PEANUT