[Tammy2005]

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* The second taught you to live it*

The first gave you a need for love* The second one was there to give it*

One gave you a nationality* The other gave you a name*

One gave you emotion* 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 daring, neither* Just two different kinds of love.