[cajun96]

SHARING...

In the stillness of the morning -
In the hush before the dawn -
A cry screams through the silence -
And a new life has been born.

And she wonders what will happen -
To her newborn baby girl -
How she wishes she could keep her -
And protect her from the "world".

But she knows that there are "others" -
Who would gladly give the world -
To have the chance to hold and love -
Her precious little girl.

And she prays to God for guidance -
As she holds that tiny hand -
With the desperate hope that someday
Her child will understand.

So she bravely signs the papers -
And the tears fall from her eyes -
As she signs away her baby -
The Light inside her dies.

One last kiss she gives her darling -
For the "Others" have now come -
To claim the Life she gave them -
Now a Family has begun.

And with heavy heart she watches -
As they hold "their" little girl -
How she wishes she could somehow share -
A small part of their world.

But she knows this will not happen -
That for her it cannot be -
And always she will wonder -
About the child she'll never see.

NOW, the Times..they are a'changing -
And a new Dawn has begun -
Soon ALL will be together -
Bringing hope to Everyone.

Elaine Rideau Tomlin, (cajun96), Adoptee -
Written to strongly support the concept of Open Adoption.

[Daveb2]

You ought to know better than to make an old man like me Cry but i'm glad you wrote it Elaine. God this forum reminds you that you have feelings even after supressing them for so long

[spitfirema2009]

thank you, so many forget that we as birthmothers feel the pain of adoptions. i don't know how i have made it through the last 21 yrs since my beautiful son was born not knowing where he is and if life gave him all that it has to offer. so many adoptees don't understand that adoptions leave us aching as well. thank you from one birth mom to another