I have a family

story poem fo Strange Gurl

 

I have a family

 

My ancestry a mystery

I was abandoned as a child.

I had no family history.

To which I am now reconciled.

 

 From nursery to children’s home

 Until I was adopted by

A couple who made me welcome

With whom I lived quite happily.

 

They had three children of their own

Who readily accepted me?

An orphan parentage unknown

 Addition to their family.

 

 I had three sisters instantly

And better still a mum and Dad.

Who had especially chosen me

 to be their only little lad.

 

I vowed to make them proud of me

 I studied hard did well at school.

Then on to university.

I showed the world I was no fool.

 

I’m a successful businessman

 My Family is quite proud of me

 which only goes to show you can

overcome successfully.

 

With the support of family

 the problems which you have to face.

To become what you want to

 and be a winner in life’s race.

 

My mum and dad mean more to me

than accolade I may earn.

 They fed and clothed and nurtured me

now I support them in my turn

 

 An orphan boy who they took in.

 They raised me as their only son

 with loving care and discipline

I think I was the lucky one.

 

They say success is down to me

That I worked to make my way

but we agree to disagree

I love them more than I can say.

 

4-Sep-08

 

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Reviews

[deadlife]

It's beautiful.
Nothing should matter more to a person than the love he/she gets in this world. Love always finds a way to you provided you keep your arms wide open to embrace it with all gratitude.
And this one is a perfect example of it.
Beautifully written.
Blessings
~
rupam

[Pax Analog]

Simple gratitude from a fortunate son. Family is SUCH a double-edge of early influence, can just as often be damaging as nurturing. I salute your, or your narrator's Dickens-like shift from early abandonment to being solidly nurtured.

Important to share this kind of testimony with the world's orphans and less fortunate.

The direct homespun style matches the message. Cheerz!

I love this poem. I'm so glad that it has a happy ending. You show the gratitude that you have for your parents really well. It makes me appreciate my parents even more for all that they've done for me.