A BOY FROM CHINA

I recently got a book from Love Without Boundaries which profiles peoples' journey of adopting their child from China. It's filled with pictures, stories, and poems. So when I ran across this poem, I thought I'd share it here.

I am a boy from China and I am eight years old;
Too long I have been waiting for a family to hold.

I am a boy from China, in my orphanage for years;
I see so many mei meis leaving; why am I still here?

So much talk of China's girls, but we are waiting too;
Can't you see us; don't you hear us calling out for you?

They say I have a special need, and it could take some time,
But my mei mei has a missing hand and her family found her fine.

I am but one of many, a band of brothers, we;
Please tell the world about us-this is our earnest plea.

Boy or girl no matter, both deserve the same:
A home, some love, a family, our birthright to lay claim.
I am a boy from China and I am eight years old;
Too long I have been waiting for a family to hold.

-By Cheryl C.-