Poem where the judge grins over the adoption papers
Poem where you tell me I'm still not your real mom
Poem where you call me mom on purpose
Poem where my name becomes a weapon with no blade
Poem where I promise your mother that she will not lose you
Poem where you change your name to something that fits better
Poem where your mother and I watch you walk across a stage, down an aisle, away from us and looking back
Poem where I finally accept that I can't protect you
Poem where you come home for Passover
Poem where you call our house home again
Poem where you say I'm glad we made it
Poem where I say I wasn't sure we would
Poem where nothing is a promise of forever
Poem where everything is the best I can do
Poem where you watch the sunset from my mother's porch and kiss her goodnight
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Dane BH
By day, I'm a cog in the nonprofit machine, and poet. By night, I'm a creature of the internet. My soul is a grumpy cat who'd rather be sleeping.
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