Sharing

By Elaine Rideau Tomlin
 
In the stillness of the morning -
In the hush before the dawn -
A cry screams through the silence -
And a new life has been born.
 
And she wonders what will happen -
To her newborn baby girl -
How she wishes she could keep her -
And protect her from the worl.
 
But she knows that there are "others" -
Who would gladly give the world -
To have the chance to hold and love -
Her precious little girl.
 
And she prays to God for guidance -
As she holds that tiny hand -
With the desperate hope that someday -
Her child will understand.
 
So she bravely signs the papers -
And the tears fall from her eyes -
As she signs away her baby -
The light inside her dies.
 
One last kiss she gives her darling -
For the "others" have now come -
To claim the life she gave them -
Now a family has begun.
 
And with heavy heart she watches -
As they hold "their" little girl -
How she wishes she could somehow share -
A small part of their world.
 
But she knows this will not happen -
That for her it cannot be -
And always she will wonder -
About the child she'll never see.
 
NOW the times, they are a'changing -
And a new dawn has begun -
Soon ALL will be together -
With new hope for everyone.
 
© Copyright Elaine Rideau Tomlin...Adoptee...1986