Chapter One

Everyone knew

And she was proud
Everyone knew 
She stood apart from the crowd
Some chose to keep their secret 
They somehow felt ashamed
But there was nothing to be sorry for
No one was to blame
Victims of their circumstance?
Or lucky to be saved
From a life filled with uncertainty 
The decision, it was brave 
To put a life far above 
The needs that are one's own
The ache inside a mother's heart
When that life does not come home
With every passing birthday
The reminder that they're out there
That they are loved and safe 
When that mother can't be there
A testament to selflessness
A badge of honor to wear proudly
A proclamation to be made
In a steadfast voice so loudly
An issue that's been looked at
 From differing points of view
Some don't mind sharing
Some wish nobody knew
But she didn't mind reactions
Exclamations that she'd get
"Really? Is it true?" 
"Have you found your people yet?"
To some, it must seem foreign 
Those who know about their past
Who know from whence they came 
Who have answers in their grasp
It was simply all she'd ever known
The feeling was no different
The experience had shaped her
And left its lasting imprint
Always something that just was...
Not a thing that she'd co opted
A single chapter of a life she'd lived
Like everybody does 
Whose title forever is and was

"I Am Adopted"

                                                      

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