• They took away the children
    & they took away their names
    they gave them to new parents
    to hide the shame.
    They said none of this would matter
    once it was covered up
    but now we are here to tell you
    that we have had enough.We need to know our histories,
    our own identities.
    It's not enough to tell us
    we're just adoptees.
    We need to know our race; our culture,
    some medical history.
    As well as that, we'd like to know
    how we came to be.
    I can not tell you what it's like,
    the frustration & the pain.
    Words cannot describe it.