Adopted, chosen and redeemed

This is the second of two poems on adoption that I wrote for my creative writing class this fall.

Adopted, Chosen and Redeemed

Life chosen and redeemed,

Rescued from hardship, neglect, or danger.

Though starting off we were strangers

Forever Family now we’re deemed.

Your life began within another

Whose love brought you to earth.

In due time, she gave you birth,

But she’s not the one you call Mother.

Having love was not enough

To feed, clothe, house, protect you.

Giving you up, though right to do,

Mentally, physically, emotionally rough.

We wanted children, one or two,

But we weren’t naturally blessed with any.

Private adoption cost pretty penny,

So foster-to-adopt is how we got you.

It was December, barren, cold,

 Crying, hungry, our first boy.

Sally there to share the joy,

When C arrived, just three weeks old.

M  was born two Novembers later

Making C a proud big brother.

We decided not to take another;

Their bond is sealed, what could be greater?

Visits, hearings, process trying,

All attempts to end the strife.

Judge Woodcock ruled each boy’s life

Be spent with us, with love undying.

Adoption is life chosen, redeemed,

Rescued from hardship, neglect, or danger.

Though starting off we were strangers

Forever Family now we’re deemed.