Solutions

call me a witch if yer like but if people can't have children why can't they consider adopting? all kids need loving don't they?

you tell me you want children

though you sadly can't conceive

so you cry yourself to sleep at night

while you catch your sobs to breathe

i understand your disappointment

as yet another season passes

but i think you are obsessing

when there are some other answers

but no you are not listening

as your ears are deaf to me

when i tell you all around us

there are young ones who have need

when discarded by their parents

they are looking for a shelter

they are praying to their gods at night

they are looking for an answer

is there someone who can love them

is there someone who can love them

who can offer them a place called home

and a loving family

Reviews

[John Alexander McFadyen]

This hit a nerve for me Christine. Too close to home as my eldest struggles to try to have a family. He and his wife have considered adoption but I guess we all like the idea of our DNA progressing to the next level. Interesting and sensitive piece set in your usual tightly rhymed and metered poem.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you John. It is a sensitive situation, but it is a tragedy that so many children need a loving home. All children deserve to be loved.

Chris

[barleygirl]

I love your very direct way of stating this message -- you are usually straightforward, but this poem is even more so, probably becuz of your strong feelings on the matter. I love it when a writer pours into something that he/she feels strongly. Having been "fixed" at age 20, I got this alot thru-out my life & people thought I wouldn't consider adoption becuz I was hurt by my fate in life. But actually, I was never cut out for kids & as I grew older & people saw how independent I am, they understood my decision about not having kids at all. But if I were to have some, I wouldn't hesitate to adopt. I am pretty gung-ho about adopting homeless pets, too! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you dear Margie. We are all different. Some of us have much more an affinity with animals than children. I do think it is sad though that there are so many children who would benefit from adoption but obstacles are either put in the way or people are fixated on passing on their own dna. Give those furrries a hug for me.

Chris

[barleygirl]

"People fixated on passing on their own DNA" -- well put! There's so much "ego" in some people's experiences of having kids!

[Weeping willow]

Beautifully expressed, as there are so many children who need homes. If you truly have the heart to love them, giving them true love ;-] A parent has many sides and faces to show those lonely ones.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you dear friend. We are on the same wavelength today. I have just this minute paid you a visit. So many children who need a loving home who don't know the warmth of love. My heart goes out to them all.

Chris

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Chris... a beautiful heart that loves children can find love in the Spirit that lives in all of us... it is the bond that brings us together.
Even natural birth parents have to share their love for their child with others... teachers and friends— thereby they will learn to teach others and love others as friends. The Circle of Life is all-encompassing. tenderly, Pat

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Pat. So many children without a loving family to nurture them. Many thank yous for your valued visit. Keep safe and well dear friend.

Chris

[Jimmy Yetts]

Adoption has now become a radical notion?
Here, I always thought it was a sensible and caring alternative.
Surrogate motherhood seems a hell of a lot stranger, to me.
In any event, a meaningful, well-done piece of work.

[Chris Shaw]

I do believe adoption to be a sensible and caring solution Jimmy, but some couples won't even give it thought. Don't mention surrogacy, that freaks me out. Many thanks for your visit.

Chris

[augustus]

Excellent writing. Straight talking on a subject dear to a lot of us.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks augustus. The welfare of children is very dear to me too. Thank you for your understanding.

Chris

[Robert Trakofler]

I am adopted and I have adopted many a wayward soul over the years too... many children out there need love (some even when they had parents) I couldn't agree with you more on this one dear Chris:) I never understood that about people that couldn't have children we have no shortage of children in need. My mother fostored quite a few of them when I was growing up. We lived in a big house and it was never empty:)

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Bunny, you share my thoughts entirely. There are enough children for everyone who dearly wants a family. I can't understand the obsession about wanting to pass your own dna down the line. Your mother has a warm heart, like Bunny. Tha k you and happy Wednesday.

Chris

[Olivia Danielle]

I loved this poem, and I completely sympathize. It's so sad when people have issues with conceiving however many forget that adoption is a solution and there are so many kids that could benefit from it.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Olivia. You share my thoughts entirely. I appreciate your visit.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

when it comes to children "discarded" is such a sorry word.

yes there are homes and loving families just out there waiting to make a move, and the kids are anticipating, hoping...begging for love.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

All those children deserve a decent home. I just wish more couples would consider adoption rather than spending a fortune on fertility treatment. Too many children and not enough adoptive parents. Thank you Jacob.

Chris

[Papaya]

Yes. For those who want them it's sad when they can't. I have a friend who spent all her savings on fertility treatments because her husband didn't want to adopt. So many children that need homes...

[Chris Shaw]

Thanks Ana. I think men may have more of a problem with adoption than women. So sorry to hear about your friend. Many thanks for your visit.

Chris