Single Mom Poetry
Way back in time
A spark was lit
Between two lovers
Our hearts just fit
We were so very young
We were careless and free
We lived for the moment
We loved perfectly
We decided to become
Husband and wife
And live happily together
For the rest of this life
Our love was young
It was so fresh and pure
But like every joined couple
We had hardships to endure
Each year we celebrated
One, two and three
Then we decided we wanted
To start a family
Pregnancy didn't come easily
We shed many tears
Unsure if a baby was possible
We had been married six years
Then like a miracle it happened
After so long the wait
We would finally be parents
Nine months to the date
The arrival was early
And my heart gripped with fear
As they told me the news
I didn't want to hear
He would have to stay with them
Until he grew and became stronger
I'd waited this long
I could wait a little longer.
My baby boy was precious
A gift from above
My heart was overjoyed
And filled with new love
The days went by
And then three years had past
We had a second son
My family was complete at last
But what happened next
Would change my life's course
My home ripped apart
By a devastating divorce
I was scared and unsure
What life had in store
Lost and alone
I couldn't take anymore
But then I looked at my boys
And that's when I knew
I'd be faced with challenges
But together we'd make it through
Days turned to months
Then months became years
I watched my boys grow
Through laughter and tears
Ten years down the road
With teenagers today
I'm still all alone
A single mom I stay
I've dated so many
And a few were great fun
But it's just never happened
I've not found the one
I tried to find
But I just couldn't see
How to love someone else
When I didn't love me
This life that I live
Each and every day
This person you see
Is the character I portray
For my heart I can't help
I can't make it trust
It's ability to love again
Has vanished to dust
Often times I'm lonely
And I desire to find
A special man in my life
But it's all in mind
Till the day when my heart
Stops beating I guess
I will never find love
So this I confess
If I look like I'm happy
You may never know
I've learned through the years
My feelings won't show
What you see on the outside
Is not the true me
It's a superb portrayal
Of what I want you to see
I've learned how to lie
And cover up the pain
In private I cry
But my smile I sustain
Don't look at me sadly
I have all I need
My wonderful kids
Give me much love indeed
And if that's all I have
Till the day that I die
Then nothing more i need
And peacefully I will lie.
