A Chosen Child
Not her time to die. (Freestyle poem)15 total reviews
Comment from Michele Harber
Thanks so much for your openness and honesty, Lisa May. I love hearing adoption stories from the adoptee's perspective. It helps me understand so much of what Leah isn't telling me.
You absolutely nailed the adoptive parents' perspective (or, at least, my husband's and mine) with:
The besotted parents were beguiled
and swore to one another
to love, protect, and teach their child
as if she were their own.
I'm glad you found the parents you were meant for.
reply by the author on 23-May-2022
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Thanks so much for your openness and honesty, Lisa May. I love hearing adoption stories from the adoptee's perspective. It helps me understand so much of what Leah isn't telling me.
You absolutely nailed the adoptive parents' perspective (or, at least, my husband's and mine) with:
The besotted parents were beguiled
and swore to one another
to love, protect, and teach their child
as if she were their own.
I'm glad you found the parents you were meant for.
Comment Written 23-May-2022
reply by the author on 23-May-2022
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I always think of you when I write anything about adoption. I'm sure Leah found the parents she was meant for also.
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That's so sweet. Thank you! ❤
Comment from Sarah Tummey
A powerful piece. It always saddens me when I think of babies denied the chance to live. So glad you were given a caring family who love you instead.
reply by the author on 21-May-2022
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A powerful piece. It always saddens me when I think of babies denied the chance to live. So glad you were given a caring family who love you instead.
Comment Written 21-May-2022
reply by the author on 21-May-2022
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I ended up where I needed to be, with the people I needed to be with, when I was adopted.
Thanks for your review.
Comment from harmony13
What a wonderful poem! As I read it, I sensed an ending that would be
special and sure enough it was. The author's words are heartfelt, lovely, sad, a miracle, and are creative. I thought about the gift of being a parent. And how you and your parents are a blessing to each other. The artwork is perfect and compliments the theme and words of this poem.
reply by the author on 20-May-2022
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What a wonderful poem! As I read it, I sensed an ending that would be
special and sure enough it was. The author's words are heartfelt, lovely, sad, a miracle, and are creative. I thought about the gift of being a parent. And how you and your parents are a blessing to each other. The artwork is perfect and compliments the theme and words of this poem.
Comment Written 20-May-2022
reply by the author on 20-May-2022
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Thank you so much for this wonderful review. You made my day.
(The sad part about my adopted life with my family was one brother - also adopted - died when I was 10, and my mother died when I was 15, and my father got Alzheimers. I looked after him for the last 8 years of his life. He died 24 years ago but I often think of my parents with grateful love.)
Comment from nancy_e_davis
This is a lovely poem. Yes, There are many childless couples who would give anything to have a child to love. I see this is not a biography but good insight into the mine of a 'chosen' child. Well done. Nancy:)
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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This is a lovely poem. Yes, There are many childless couples who would give anything to have a child to love. I see this is not a biography but good insight into the mine of a 'chosen' child. Well done. Nancy:)
Comment Written 19-May-2022
reply by the author on 19-May-2022
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Thank you for inadvertently reminding me that I had not changed general poetry to the more specific 'biographical'. This is my own background story of being adopted after my birth mother unsuccessfully tried to abort me.
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I wondered about that. Well done. Nancy:) xxx
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Thank you, Nancy.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Thank goodness for adoptive parents who are in a position to give a child a good life and you were one of those children Lisa, the chosen one, I enjoyed your fine poem, love Dolly x
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Thank goodness for adoptive parents who are in a position to give a child a good life and you were one of those children Lisa, the chosen one, I enjoyed your fine poem, love Dolly x
Comment Written 19-May-2022
Comment from Mary Vigasin
A beautiful and lovely tribute to your adoptive parents who truly wanted to give a child love. There are so many who have children yet neglect and mistreat them in some cases resulting in the child's death. We have a case here where the child has been missing for two years before it was reported when the mother got out of drug rehab and the child was in the custody of her father and stepmother, It would have been better if this poor child had been given up for adoption. Ironically, this child was given the name Harmony.
Best wishes,
Mary
reply by the author on 18-May-2022
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A beautiful and lovely tribute to your adoptive parents who truly wanted to give a child love. There are so many who have children yet neglect and mistreat them in some cases resulting in the child's death. We have a case here where the child has been missing for two years before it was reported when the mother got out of drug rehab and the child was in the custody of her father and stepmother, It would have been better if this poor child had been given up for adoption. Ironically, this child was given the name Harmony.
Best wishes,
Mary
Comment Written 18-May-2022
reply by the author on 18-May-2022
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Thanks for your lovely review, Mary. That is such a sad story about Harmony.
Comment from Debbie Pope
I'm proud of you for writing this one. Politically I am middle of the road, but when it comes to abortion, I'm about as conservative as it gets. You start with a moral premise that no one, and I mean no one, has the right to terminate a life. Details like help for the mother, adoption, etc. can be worked out, at least to a sufficient degree.
You did fulfill someone's wish to have and love a child. That's how life should be.
reply by the author on 18-May-2022
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I'm proud of you for writing this one. Politically I am middle of the road, but when it comes to abortion, I'm about as conservative as it gets. You start with a moral premise that no one, and I mean no one, has the right to terminate a life. Details like help for the mother, adoption, etc. can be worked out, at least to a sufficient degree.
You did fulfill someone's wish to have and love a child. That's how life should be.
Comment Written 18-May-2022
reply by the author on 18-May-2022
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Abortion is such a polarising issue. I think the world is a better place with me in it, but then nobody would miss me if I'd never been born.
I ended up right where I needed to be, with the right parents.
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Yes you did. But then, nobody had the right to take that away from you. That's the moral premise I start with.
Comment from Jesse James Doty
Yes, Jenny, I am so happy for you that your life turned out the way it did. So many folks who cannot bear children search for newborns and on the other hand, other people do not want the baby that they have conceived. It is a quandary, one that is not easy to solve. This is an excellent poem that shows the strength of your character and the power of love to the fullest degree. Kudos that life worked out so well for you!
Thanks for your honesty and your ability to share.
Jesse
reply by the author on 18-May-2022
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Yes, Jenny, I am so happy for you that your life turned out the way it did. So many folks who cannot bear children search for newborns and on the other hand, other people do not want the baby that they have conceived. It is a quandary, one that is not easy to solve. This is an excellent poem that shows the strength of your character and the power of love to the fullest degree. Kudos that life worked out so well for you!
Thanks for your honesty and your ability to share.
Jesse
Comment Written 18-May-2022
reply by the author on 18-May-2022
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Thanks for your warm response to my poem, Jesse. I think I was destined to be with the family I was placed with, to know love and to grow up loving instead of bitter.
I hope you are in a more comfortable phase of your life. Sending you good wishes. x
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I am very happy for you.
I have a lot of things on my plate at the moment. I am having cataract surgery tomorrow morning and am looking forward to it and eventually getting new glasses.
Thanks for caring.
Jesse
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Good luck with the surgery. Being able to see better will be such an improvement.
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Thanks. I am looking forward to reading and spending more time on FS than before.
Jesse
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We will all appreciate your input and feedback!
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Thanks!
Comment from Pantygynt
The questions highlighted by this poem are, I believe, some of the most important of our time. They have been around a long time now but are invthe public eye once again as a result of changes in the law planned in the USA.
reply by the author on 18-May-2022
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The questions highlighted by this poem are, I believe, some of the most important of our time. They have been around a long time now but are invthe public eye once again as a result of changes in the law planned in the USA.
Comment Written 18-May-2022
reply by the author on 18-May-2022
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Abortion is such a polarising issue. I think the world is a better place with me in it, but then nobody would miss me if I'd never been born.
I ended up right where I needed to be, with the right parents.
Comment from Wendy G
Honest, authentic and moving. Sad and then happy. Huge topics of both abortion and adoption, as well as what it means to be a parent. Written with emotion and also skill and flair. Your adoptive parents and you were all the richer for your relationship, and your love for each other; your birth mother much poorer for her attitudes and actions. A fine poem. Well done.
Wendy
reply by the author on 18-May-2022
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Honest, authentic and moving. Sad and then happy. Huge topics of both abortion and adoption, as well as what it means to be a parent. Written with emotion and also skill and flair. Your adoptive parents and you were all the richer for your relationship, and your love for each other; your birth mother much poorer for her attitudes and actions. A fine poem. Well done.
Wendy
Comment Written 18-May-2022
reply by the author on 18-May-2022
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Thanks for your high-rating response to my poem. With all this polarising talk of abortion lately I thought I'd present my story.
My birth mother's life was one of failed relationships and many moves... a woman looking for something and not finding it... when she could have had wonderful ME.
