To my birth mom:

you let me go

Left me behind

Like I’m not yours

How could I grow

The thought of you crosses my mind

Creating these wars

To my mom and aunt:

You saved me

And showed me love

And taught me lessons

To myself:

A caring personality does not mask

the shame I feel when I explain

I was abandoned

I hide –how do I admit

my own blood didn’t want me

Human nature you cruel shark

But I smile as wide as the ocean

As I learn to float in an unfair world

No longer afraid of being bitten

My parent’s devotion

Left a world of opportunities unfurled

Leaving my past behind and my future unwritten.