Joyful childhood, the sweetest days--
A time oh, so dear!
A show'r of kisses from my lovely mother 
Lightened every bruise and tear;

Growing older, my thoughts ran deep;
A picture not so clear; 
Some hidden difference with my sis and brother
That would flash then disappear.

Lookin' in the mirror at a girl with mournful eyes,
Nothin' like the mother that I'd come to idolize;
So I asked "Where had I come from?"
With tenderness she told a tale
That struck me dumb. 

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"I know she never meant to hurt you.
We chose to add you to our family
And to love without distinction."

The last untangling tactic that I tried--
Putting all the puzzle's pieces side by side;
Just too much for coincidence;
I'm missing the connection that would make some sense.

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You must have thought about the future;
Why didn't you? Why didn't you?
You could have saved me from the heartache years
Of wond'ring where I came from;
Why didn't you? Why didn't you?