Whose Child Is This? Poem by John F. McCullagh

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.