Of Closed Adoption
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An Adoptee’s Plea
They took away the children & they took away their names they gave them to new parents to hide the shame. They said none of this would matter once it was covered up but now we are here ... [more]
How Many Bridges Must We Cross?
How many bridges must we cross, only to find out that we are still lost. Searching the eyes of people that we don't know, wondering how in the world could they have left us alone so long ago... [more]
My Own Heart
My own heart I do not know nor my roots or where to go To find the parents who gave me birth do I search for truth or do I search for worth? The answer haunts each day & night just like ... [more]
Relentless
They say I am obsessing Carrying it too far By wanting to know my past Admitting it left a scar Move on with your life They whisper in my ear Leave it in the past You can't make up the years... [more]
Sealed Fate
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 w... [more]
The Never Ending Story
Go on with your life Leave the past behind You do not need to know These things you're asking for Sir, how can you say that When it's my life We're talking about It truly isn't fair You ho... [more]
Void
My birth certificate was stamped officially with "VOID" The more I think about it The more I am annoyed... [more]
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