Two Women
Anonymous
Once there were two women who never knew each other. One became your guiding star, the other became your sun. The first gave you a need for love and the second was there to give it. One gave you the seed of a talent the other gave you an aim. One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears. The other prayed for a child, and God led her straight to you. Heredity or Environment--which are you the product of?One you do not remember, the other you call Mother.
The first gave you life and the second taught you to live in it.
One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name,
One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears.
One gave you up--it was all that she could do.
And now you ask me through your tears, the age old questions through the years,
