Connie Webb

When I was a girl
I told my friends
My mom is so mean
I wish she would stop telling me
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When the pain ended and the last tears fell,
And I got out of my living and bitter hell,
I found a strength as strong as steel,
This strength I found is surely real.
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Honey bear jar lid taken off
Poured carefully over the carpet
With pink and white animal cookies
Floating in it
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I’m still here somewhere
Between the dishes and laundry
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
I’m still here.
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Losing someone so special to you
Someone you loved so dearly
To lose that person
Is the greatest loss ever.
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I will truly accept myself today
No more worrying about what you say
I will do what I really want to do
No longer will I be controlled by you.
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We will not lose hope
One day all will have freedom
All will live in peace
Experience love
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What can I tell you
About the life I’ve lived
Will I impress you
With all the things I did?
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You helped me from the very start
I was discouraged and sad
But through the years with all your help
Now my life is not so bad.
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A black cat crossed my path
On a night of a full moon
He was carrying a pack on his back
And dancing around like a loon.
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Their life is getting worse
She just can’t stop drinking today,
But she loves her kids
And thinks perhaps rehabs the way.
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I used to complain
About my big funny looking feet
And a friend said,
“Hey they were made that way,
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He was my instructor
In a college English class.
His stories took us to Italy
And the way women cry
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I think of when it is all over
No more worries about the bills
Or the health checkups
Or the state of the nation,
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Swing open the door
Walk straight to the beach
Take in the fresh ocean breeze
As the sun caresses you and
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The pain never mattered to me
When I saw your face so bright
Such a beautiful baby.
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I remember when...

I could finally where pants to school
No more frilly little dresses for me
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Before she got an “F”
On an English Paper
At college
She would write lots of poetry
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Look around at the sky and trees
Enjoy the sensation of the breeze
The wind and rain will be over soon
Spend time watching each flower bloom.
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I look at all this art
At the local gallery
I wonder how someone
Could sell a painting
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