An Aussie Couple in their middle years had despaired of children of their own. To fill that empty room at home They would need a womb on loan.
A Young Thai woman without a mate agreed to be their surrogate. To spare them from a childless fate Ten Thousand was the going rate.
Fraternal twins, a boy and girl, were implanted in the Surrogate. The little girl, a perfect child. Her brother faced a darker fate.
A child with Down’s is often slain before they see the light of day. Identified pre natally, They are aborted right away.
The surrogate, in awe of God, would not accede to such a fate. The “Parents” refused the “damaged goods” and were “understandably” irate.
His “parents” wouldn’t take him home Due to his mismatched chromosomes. His surrogate who gave him birth became his only friend on Earth.
One child accepted, one denied; They say “He is no child of mine!” The surrogate will raise him as her own; Though he be less than kin she’s more than kind.
A poem based on an interesting case I read on the internet about an Australian married couple, a young Thai woman who acted as their surrogate and a pair of tragically mismatched fraternal twins.