Legacy Of An Adopted Child

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 your one.
One became your guiding star; the other became your sun.
The first gave you life; the second taught you how to live in it.

The first 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 the seed 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 gave you up-it was all that she could do.
The other prayed for a child, and God let her straight to you.
--Anonymous