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54. A Tale 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 taught you to live in it
The first gave you a need for love
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 led her straight to you.
And now you ask me through your tears,
The age old questions through the years:
Heredity or Environment --
Which
a.reyou the product of?
Neither my darling -- neither
Just two different kinds of love.
-- Anonymous
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