A Poem...

Once there were two women
Who never knew each other.
One you don't 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 it.
The first gave you a need for love,
The other was there to give it.

One gave you ethnicity,
The other gave you a name.
One gave you the seed of talent,
The other gave you 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 she could do.
The other prayed for a child,
And God led her straight to you.

So is it heredity or environment
That you're the product of?
Neither, my darling, neither--
Just two different kinds of love.
---author unknown