Everything I Am
What my birth mother taught me by relinquishing me at birth
May 7, 2022
Mom. Everything I am you helped me to be.
You left me at birth, abandoned, traumatized and alone.
You taught me that I am replaceable, disposable.
You taught me that I am unworthy of love.
You taught me that my existence is shameful.
You taught me that I do not matter.
You taught me that I am not safe or protected.
You taught me that living with a lie is paramount.
You taught me to be grateful for any scraps of affection.
You taught me what love means.
You loved me so much you gave me away.
I am adopted.