Relentless

by Beth Reed

They say I am obsessing

Carrying it too far

By wanting to know my past

Admitting it left a scar

Move on with your life

They whisper in my ear

Leave it in the past

You can’t make up the years

You have a family

Why bother with them

You belong with us

Not with her or him

I’m Not looking to replace

Or switch families

Just needing some answers

To solve my lives mysteries

Does no one understand

The struggle I must face

Solving a puzzle

With pieces misplaced

Some have been burnt

Their clues left in ash

While others are buried

Accessible only with cash

Weighed down by laws

Set up to protect

While politicians play games

With a noose around my neck

I know I am not alone

For thousands also seek

Adoptees shut off from their past

No paddles to forge the creek

We will not stop our search

Submit or retreat

Until the puzzle of our life

Is one day complete