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Originally Posted By Janeen Rosenberg
Adoptees wish they really knew the damage that is done,
by cutting off our past, by saying we have none.
You know your family tree by its heritage and your name,
But adoptees don't know who is reflected in a mirror frame.
We are left wondering who are parents really were,
or if it was because of me, this suffering I deserve.
We have no identity like others of you do,
While looking in a mirror of who we see, we haven't got a clue.
Our medical history is also sealed as we are told we have none,
As we wonder what condition we pass to our daughters & our sons.
Our right to unseal records is something that may start,
The process of forgiveness and the healing of the heart.
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I was very touched by the poem that I just read. It is true we don't know who we are looking in the mirror. Don't know who we look like that can be very disconforting to some. I for one often wonder who I look like. thankyou for writing such a touching poem
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Thanks for sharing this poem. It's rare to see a poem that is this much on target towards adoptee activism and its purpose.
Ray
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I loved the poem! It hit home on so many levels. I feel that I was robbed of my heritage. And I have health problems so I need my family's medical history. More needs to be done.
Rayma
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