Adoption Poem

This poem was posted on one my adoption forums. It is so true.

From An Imaginary Adopted Child from China

Oh, orphanage director
I don't think this will do.
Each time this momma speaks to me
I haven't got a clue.
I thought that she spoke English:
You told me words to say--
But when she tries to talk, I hear
"LOA, PA, TA."
"CO, CA, CZ"--they're airlines?
I just want some tenderness.
And SN, NSN, what's that?
I can't begin to guess.
I hoped to hear "wo ai ni."
I hoped for hugs and smiles.
Instead, a broken record:
Acronyms from all her files.
"BCIS, LOI, CCAA" --when will she really see
Bureaucracy will fade in time,
Her focus should be....ME.