Sealed Fate

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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.

© Janeen Rosenberg