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Single Mom

I see her often ....struggling all alone.

A diaper bag, pocketbook and the baby.

The look of distress on her face as she pushes the stroller home.

 

She raises her child all by herself.

Her pockets are not overflowing ....which means she's lacking wealth.

 

She shuffles off to work each day.

She's wondering when they will increase the dollars in her pay.

 

Single mom to some, Superwoman to her kids.....no regrets, it is what it is.

 

How I admire her strength and drive.

She's strong during the day, but at night she cries.

This is not the way it was supposed to be.

My child should be seeing double not just me.

 

Her mind is steady racing, but this is not a race.

The thought started here and now it's in a different place.

 

The sacrifices and staying up late when her child is sick.

She's snapping pictures at Christmas time as her daughter opens presents left by jolly ole Saint Nick.

 

She's thankful for this precious jewel that she must shape and shine.

Smiling as she puts her child to bed, because she has to be at work by nine.

 

There's always something to be done, so there's not much time to sit.

This is a full time job and one which she can't quit.

 

The cooking, the cleaning and washing clothes,

she's looking for some tissues so she can wipe a runny nose.

 

She thinks she's a single mom, but that's not entirely true.

The Lord is guiding and assisting ....pulling her through.

 

Keep your head up and don't let anyone or anything bring you down.

A queen's crown belongs on her head.....not upon the ground.

 

A dedication to the single mother's........Thank you for all that you do and have done.

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