Ode to My Adopted Mother I may have never been inside you Yet you are inside every inch of me For a mother’s love is strong I may not have your eyes, your hair or your smile Yet I have your joy, your passion, and your perseverance For a mother’s love is strong I may have tried to hurt you by saying hateful things Yet you never believed them For a mother’s love is strong I may have heard people say, “isn’t he adopted?” Yet you never made me feel less than your son For a mother’s love is strong I may have wondered who I was and where I can from Yet you never let me feel lost or abandoned For a mother’s love is strong I may have another person that gave me the gift of life Yet you are the one that gave me the gift of you and made me the man I am today For a mother’s love is strong I may be, to the world, your adopted son Yet I know you are and always will be, simply…MY mom For a mother’s love is strong - G.Fine