1. Ode to My Adopted Mother
I may have never been inside you
Yet you are inside every inch of me
For a mother’s love is strong
I may not have your eyes, your hair or your smile
Yet I have your joy, your passion, and your perseverance
For a mother’s love is strong
I may have tried to hurt you by saying hateful things
Yet you never believed them
For a mother’s love is strong
I may have heard people say, “isn’t he adopted?”
Yet you never made me feel less than your son
For a mother’s love is strong
I may have wondered who I was and where I can from
Yet you never let me feel lost or abandoned
For a mother’s love is strong
I may have another person that gave me the gift of life
Yet you are the one that gave me the gift of you and made me the man I am today
For a mother’s love is strong
I may be, to the world, your adopted son
Yet I know you are and always will be, simply…MY mom
For a mother’s love is strong
- G.Fine