Adopted Children
Like stray or beaten animals
Children come to my door
They are starving for attention
Parents love them no more
I have taken them in
One by one
Talked through the evenings
Into the morning sun
I'm honest in my past
Drugs and alcohol are no excuse
Be it from the children or the parents
It is still a form of abuse
Most just need attention
Someone to guide them through
My reputation spread fast
My house is a constant zoo.
Moving in, moving out,
Phone calls at all hours
They simply need someone
When sun turns to showers
Be it a boy or girl
Ten or twenty-three
We are one huge success
In being a happy family
I've lost count
Over the many years
But the calls to say "I love you"
Always brings me tears
My door is always open
No child is turned away
Love fills this house
Each and every day
For my own child
If alive, would be fourteen
I give your love to all the others
It will carry to their offspring
Wait for me my child
I have more work to do
Remember always
I do this because of you
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