Dec 112008
It’s because we’re adopted
that we are
rushing to love
rushing to be loved
rushing to fit in
rushing to be accepted
rushing to be known
rushing, rushing
before it slips away
like our mothers
like our fathers
like our native land
like our native language
It’s because we’re adopted
that we long
to be loved
to be accepted
and to be allowed to just slow down…
-T
~December 10, 2008
