DEAR BIRTH FAMILY

By SOPHIA蘇晨 (she/her)
Adoptee, 23
Nanchang Project Volunteer
From Beijing 北京; Living in USA

you left me 
in front of 
a hospital
i don’t know why
was it because
you couldn’t
care for me?
was it because
you already
had a child- 
and i a sibling?
too many
mouths to feed?
could be
the worst thing
could be
the best thing
depends on 
perspective
reasons aside
you breathed life
into me
half a world away
whether i find you 
or not
i will love you 
always

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