Letter To My Mum

Thank you for the gift of life

you were a child full of strife

I could have been aborted

but you chose to have me adopted
 

I was conceived from an abnormal act

a rape, it’s here in black and white, a fact

You gave me away

and cried and fretted every day

I’ve been told you were fifteen

your thoughts I can’t even glean

you committed suicide

my tears I don’t try and hide

Your mam gave me this file

she’ll be back in a while

she says I’m your clone

this thought I don’t bemoan

I never knew about you before

the news shocked me to my core

I was brought up in a loving family

my childhood good no misery

I came looking for you

I have a daughter, she’s two

she has an illness, a mystery

and we needed a family history

I know she’ll be fine

an angel divine

is looking down on her

unconditional love so pure

Again I want to thank you mum

I know we would have been great chums

Don’t worry I’ll look after your mam

we get on like scones and jam

Be at peace my dear

I’ve no anger have no fear

we’ll meet again some day

and at your feet I will lay

This is going in the folder

for my daughter when she’s older

I know she’ll think you were brave

and like me your company she’ll crave