Foster Care, Adoption, and Beyond: Untold Stories
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Foster Care, Adoption, and Beyond: Untold Stories
Episode 12 | A Poem Dedicated to Birth Moms
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This episode presents a poem and song dedicated to all birth mothers, and especially birth mothers who had their child taken away. This episode is inspired by my experience as a former foster and homeless youth, adoptive parent, and professor of social work. Share this episode with someone who you believe can resonate.
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Welcome to The Voice Podcast. I’m your host, Zayda Sorrell-Medina. I am a social scientist, a social work educator, and an advocate for positive social change. The Voice Podcast combines storytelling and research to shed light on a variety of urban and social work topics. This podcast seeks to inspire, empower, and motivate.
This episode is dedicated to all birth mothers, and especially birth mothers who had their child taken away. This poem is inspired by my own life story as a former foster and homeless youth, adoptive mother, and professor of social work.
I love you
I see you
I hear you
I feel you
Dear birth mothers
you are loved
And those tears and wombs that form part of you
I love you
I see you.
I hear you
And I feel you
Dear birth moms who had their children taken away
you are a massive force that cannot be reckoned with
Your winter storm is like no other.
Dear birth mom whose pain run deep
Your rose petals are the scent needed to welcome the spring
Dear birth mothers
You are almighty
You are frequently misunderstood
You are favored and dismissed all at once
But to me
you are
devine.
Dear birth mothers
continue to love
Because as your love runs deep
you are healing
I love you to the end
And the end does not exist
You are me
And I am you
And we are
One.
[Song: Close to heaven by King Sis]
Thank you all so much for listening to the Voice Podcast.
I hope that this episode resonates with listeners out there.
Please share this episode if you know someone whose a birth mom who can resonates with this poem and song.
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Until next time.