They Said
they said I had to go to a home for unwed mothers they said my baby should have a mother and a they said the line on my belly would disappear they said go on with your life & pretend it didn’t
they said I should be happy now that I’m free they said I could get married & other children they said why worry she has a good life they said it’s against the law to search & find her
they said she’s still young & has other things on they said when she has children she’ll want to know they said if I loved my baby I’d sighn the paper © Sheila Ganz
they never asked me what I wanted to do
father
they never gave me a choice to help me see it
through
they never mentioned the wound in my heart
happen
they never told me I would grieve all the years we’re
apart
they never admit that my flesh & blood has been
amputated from me
would call me mother
they never said that one person does not replace another
they never said the pain of not knowing
cuts like a knife
they never knew this was my heart’s desire
her mind
they never say you’re getting older you’ve been waiting
a long time
me
they never concede I missed sharing her life she
never sat on my knee
& leave that day
She said, don’t tell me you love me you gave me
away