As I look back on my life
Starting when I was a child
In some ways it seems
I’ve only been here for awhile
But in other ways I wonder
How I did so many things
To get myself from there to here
So many chapters my life brings
Living in many towns growing up
Schools a year then move on
My dad looking for a job
Not really sure where I’d belong
My mother sick a lot of the time
So I learned to cook so young
Mom had no patience it seemed
I think she was just so high-strung
But I grew up pretty well
And many mistakes I would make
A couple of failing marriages
My heart would surely break
But it didn’t no, I kept going on
Sooner or later I’d get it right
I married and had my babies
My life seemed pretty bright
Then he died when my little boy
Was six, his sister fourteen
So I raised them all alone
Gone was my future and dreams
But it wasn’t, for ten years later
I met a guy from back in school
I decided I’d get married again
Truly hoping I was not being a fool
It worked for me just fine
Getting older and kids long gone
Never ever give up your dream
To survive you’ve gotta be strong!
Ms. Lott, this is so beautiful. Though some memories are difficult to revisit, when we make it, we are stronger than ever and we can look back and see how far we've come. A '10'.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I hope this is a true story?