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The last poem I wanted to share I wrote for all of my sisters in relinquishment. I dedicate it to all the women who are were not giving the support they needed to keep their children; all the women from the past, in the present and in the future. When will I forget? They promised me I would They said what I was doing was for his greater good Silently my life resumed as if nothing did take place I was sure the world would know once they looked upon my face But no one seemed to notice I guess I looked the same A numbing fog encased me as denial replaced my shame Still waiting to forget the child I gave away My time is fading fast, my hair has turned to gray Three decades past but my memories last each day I sit and cry as if watching from a window, I've seem my life go by So far I've not forgotten the child I never knew Sometimes it's hard believing all the pain this has put me through When will I forget? They promised me I would I wonder if they knew a mother never could... © Written by Denise Marconi Leitch DEDICATED TO ALL MY SISTERS IN RELINQUISHMENT, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
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