To My Mother Poem by Toni Atchison

I won't apologise for the
way I've chosen to live.
It frusterates me, sometimes,
that I can't meet your expectations.
But I chose my path long ago,
and have no desire to change it now.
So don't fear for my future
or fret for my past.
I've made mistakes,
and learned from them.
Just love me,
the bast way you can
and know that I fought my demons ages ago,
and against all the odds,
I won.

6/11/06