Legend of Two Mothers

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 yours one
One became your guiding star
The other became your sun.


The first gave you life
The second thought you to live
The first gave you need for love
The second was there to give.


One gave you nationality
The other gave you a name
One gave you the seed of talent
The other gave you an aim.


One gave you emotion
The other calmed your fears
One saw your first sweet smile
The other dried your tears.


One gave you up- it was all she could do
The other prayed for a child
And God led her straight to you.


And now you ask me through your tears
The age old question through the years
Hereditary or environment
Which are you a product of?
Neither my darling- neither
Just two different kinds of love!


-Anonymous