Song of the Waiting Mother

I'm pregnant, but my tummy isn't growing,
And no one ever calls me "little mom"
The public simply isn't overflowing
With questions that I'd handle with aplomb

There are no special clothes to mark my waiting,
Nobody stops and smiles as i pass by.
The absence of a due-date is frustrating
And looking at the nursery makes me cry.

When i'm overdue no one will worry
The phone won't ring and ring as friends check in.
I can't induce my labor in a hurry,
My new life as a parent to begin.

Adoption is a worrisome endeavor,
And waiting all alone is not much fun.
To be "with chld" a year seems like forever
Dear GOD, we're ready! please send us our son

Once there were two women
who never knew each other
One you do not remember
the other you call Mother
Two different lives
shaped to make you one
One became your guiding star
the other became your sun
the first one gave you life
and the second taught you to live it
the first gave you a need for love
The second was there to give it
One gave you a nationality
the other gave you a name
One gave you a talent
The other gave you aim
One gave you emotions
The other calmed your fears
One saw your first sweet smile
The other dried you tears
One sought for you a home that she could not provide
the other prayed for a child
and her hope was not denied
And now you ask me
through you tears
the age old question
Unanswered through the years
Heredity or environment
which are you a product of?
Neither my darling Neither
Just two different kinds of Love
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