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'S ONE.
ONE BECAME YOUR GUIDING STAR,
THE OTHER BECAME YOUR SUN.
THE FIRST GAVE YOU LIFE AND
THE SECOND TAUGHT YOU TO LIVE IT.
THE FIRST GAVE YOU A NEED TO LOVE,
AND 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 LEAD HER STRAIGHT TO YOU.
AND NOW YOU ASK ME,
THROUGH YOUR TEARS.
THE AGE OLD QUESTION,
THROUGH THE YEARS.
HEREDITY OR ENVIROMENT...
WHICH ARE YOU A PRODUCT OF?
NEITHER MY DARLING...NEITHER,
JUST TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF LOVE
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