Legacy of an Adopted Child

Once there was two women who never knew each other;
One you do not remember; the other you call mother.
One gave you a nationality; the other gave you a name;
One gave you the seed of talent; the other gave you an aim.
Two different lives shaped to make yours one.
One became your guiding star, the other became your sun.
One gave you emotions; the other calmed your fears.
One saw your first sweet smile; the other dried your tears.
The first gave you life and the second taught you how to live in it.
The first gave you a need for love and the second was there to give it.
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;
Heredity or Environment, which are you a product of?
Neither, my darling, neither.
Just two different kinds of Love!

- Anonymous