Being A Total Stranger Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Feeling a great need inside to cry into the forest long
and hard, for life has taken me through so many trials
and suffering.

Now finding myself being loved by a family who cares a-
bout me alone, touches my heart more than anything ever
has before.

Accepting and taking me into their daily simple lives,
showing love, compassion and caring without having a
reason to do so.

Joy and happiness it brings into my being is like noth-
ing I've ever felt before, being a total stranger from
the U.S.A., brought into a family without any doubts.

A fascinating feeling overcoming and making me feel the
need to cry for what I've never known before this, being
a stranger to them before, now we are a family here in
India.