single mother
no job
no place to live, no car
somehow made it far
a mother that never quite loved her enough
a father just the same
countless men that showed her she wasn't worth anything
She now has a degree
and a daughter to whom she'd give the world
still stressed
but also blessed
because of her little girl
she can feed and clothe her
make her smile and laugh
and she left behind the demons of her past
Blessings sometimes have the timing of a snail
slow and inconvenient
but their arrival is the water on a blazing hot day in the desert
they happen when needed yet unexpected
Apr 29, 2017
Apr 29, 2017 at 6:33 PM UTC
single mother
no job
no place to live, no car
somehow made it far
a mother that never quite loved her enough
a father just the same
countless men that showed her she wasn't worth anything
She now has a degree
and a daughter to whom she'd give the world
still stressed
but also blessed
because of her little girl
she can feed and clothe her
make her smile and laugh
and she left behind the demons of her past
Blessings sometimes have the timing of a snail
slow and inconvenient
but their arrival is the water on a blazing hot day in the desert
they happen when needed yet unexpected
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