Written by CorinaDeVries

Not by birth

By God’s knowing design

A child of hers

For a while is mine

You test, you push

Break every rule

Then flash that smile

Your greatest tool

You make me think

In a different way

My son of hers

Who will never stay

I show you how

To sing and to cry

You teach me what

I can do if I try

I’ve watched you learn

How to say no

And I’m learning how

To let you go

I have felt your pain

And cried your tears

Laughed with you

And faced some fears

You have added a new

Dimension to me

And became a part

Of my family

Dear child of mine

I give to you

My heart and soul

My conscience too

You take my love

And let it grow

Pass it on

Wherever you go

And when you

Become a man

Remember me

And take a stand

To help another

Child along

So he can also

Grow up strong

A child of his, mine for a while