Victor Buhagiar Poet Free verse

You Are My First Born Child

My son, my sweet dear child,
You will never understand 
How important you are to me.
It is a difficult situation I know.
But you should not have escaped from me.
I am still your mother.
I love you with all my heart.
You have to understand that.
Believe me I would have told you
When you attained maturity.
Yes, you are my adoptive child.
Have I ever shown you lack of respect?
Where your three brothers ever gain
A greater favour than you?
I treated you all the same.
Yet your adoption was necessary.
It was the advice of a doctor
That made us adopt you.
I had no children of my own
And was very depressed.
I needed a child of my own.
You were chosen not left on a doorstep.
And suddenly I conceived.
I was not expecting it.
I have treated you all the same level. 
You will not suffer for it.
Please come back home.
Even your father is worried.
You are our first born no matter what.
Your real parents were accidentally dead.
So now this is your true family.
Please, please come home.
I love you too much to lose you.

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M. L. Kiser May 30, 2022 at 2:39 PM Quite beautiful sentiments for this beloved child. Well done.

Beryl Edmonds May 18, 2022 at 6:58 AM Very moving Victor, adopted or not makes no difference to a mother’s love for her child… Belle

Evelyn Judy Buehler May 15, 2022 at 11:56 AM Victor, this poem captured my heart as I felt empathy for both mother and child. Another splendid story, my friend. :)

Deb M May 15, 2022 at 3:07 AM Oh Victor a beautiful heart wrenching poem of such sadness. I do hope it’s not a personal experience for you. If it is I’m so sorry you , your son and family are experiencing this. If not I’m happy about that!Debx

Sara Kendrick May 13, 2022 at 1:51 PM I can imagine how hard that would be for a child to find out that they were adopted and what kind of directions it could send them scurrying to. I was adopted but my parents always said she is the child we adopted which is not best way to handle the situation either. I think each parent has to decide what is best for them and the child they have adopted. I hope this is just a write about the subject and not a real happening in your life or a child's life. Thanks for your visits to my page. Sara

Paulette Calasibetta May 13, 2022 at 11:57 AM Wow...very moving piece. I have listened to other's who their adopted child vanished from their lives~heartbreaking. :)Paulette

Supraja Kannan May 13, 2022 at 9:19 AM So deep and moving... You have beautiful penned the emotions of the adopted child and the mother... Such a moving piece... Thanks for sharing...

Mike Bayles May 12, 2022 at 10:30 PM Very emotional poem, Victor.

Eve Roper May 12, 2022 at 9:24 PM Such a warmhearted felt verse. Beautiful my friend, children picked are loved. Hugs friend

Andrea Dietrich May 12, 2022 at 4:28 PM So heart wrenching. i had not paid attention whose poem I was reading, and it seemed so real that I thought it was true. Then looked up to see it was A victor poem and realized you made it up!

Mystic Rose Rose May 12, 2022 at 1:47 PM sometimes its so hard for children to accept that they are adopted, its hard for a parent to choose the right moment to tell them, I feel the pain of a parent here, well done Victor :)

Jennifer Proxenos May 12, 2022 at 11:36 AM Victor I am sitting here with my box of tissues, I know in my heart of hearts that he will return to you. God bless my friend. Blessings and hugs, Jennifer.

Sotto Poet May 12, 2022 at 11:17 AM Victor, this is an excellent poem. Assume this may happen, and I'm curious how the foster child will be treated. If the adoptive family has biological children. Adopted teenagers experience loneliness. Regardless of how fair or honest his mother is. I'm worried about the adoptive mother and her adopted child. I hope that this is just fictional writing. Blessings dear friend.

Kim Rodrigues May 12, 2022 at 8:42 AM A wonderful write! Imploring the prodigal to come home, never second best, always wanted, not even left on doorstep but accepted without debate. God bless ~ Kim

Alexis Y. May 12, 2022 at 8:10 AM WoW! Victor, You have penned this well. A mother loves her child whether she gave birth to that child or not. One finding out they were adopted can bring such devastation. You told such a situation well. Good job-Alexis

Vijay Pandit May 12, 2022 at 5:20 AM Turmoil of finding out one was adopted--not easy on a young mind. I felt the emotions throughout from the heart of a mother--excellent write as always, Victor.

Delice Arleen Skelly May 12, 2022 at 1:48 AM Unconditional love is what guides the mother...This is a tale of an adopted prodigal son who will eventually seek out his beloved family...Delice

Tom Cunningham May 12, 2022 at 1:03 AM It must be hard to come to terms with the knowledge that you are adopted. But I know that the love for children adopted or not is equal. Tom

Unseeking Seeker May 11, 2022 at 11:16 PM Identity crisis overpowering the call of love ~ an all too familiar tragic tale

Anil Deo May 11, 2022 at 10:24 PM So touching. Irony: love us tested in wrong,cself- damaging ways. How great U can speak as Mom. Victor, with touching words. Her words will console adopted as well as ALL with alive consciences for generations. Shalom shalom Dear Man of God (mog)

Valsa George May 11, 2022 at 10:16 PM This is a probable story ! An adopted child will come to experience a kind of isolation in the family if the foster parents have their own children, however true or impartial the mother is to him. Here I can sense the frustration of both the mother and the adopted son.... ! Very touching!