Jan Campbell-Thompson

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The Silent Witness

The Silent Witness nnNot of the BloodnNot of the LandnNo GaelicnNo outstretched Handnn I’m sure you’ve all heard the words, “History is only a matter of interpretation.” As they emerged out of an unconscious place the words in my introductory poem above spoke my interpretation of life, my personal myth as an adopted person. When they came through me some 12 years ago I had no real understanding of the intensity of my feelings in relation to both my adoption and what I

July 12, 2004