Tag: singleparent
One Child at a Stretch
As I stood on the street
Just a few feet
from what used to be our home
With a child on tow
No job in hand
A few dollars in my tote.
The word on the vine
Said I deserved it all
Cause I dared to end the vows.
Two people shattered
No one cared
How we would come around.
Its true you know
Heroes are made
When adversity strikes like a pro
He chose to retreat
I chose to rise
I became my own hero.
I stood alone
But I stood strong
I found myself a job
It wasn’t easy
There were voices there
Trying to pull me down
But every time
I saw my child
I got my strength to go on
I shushed the voices
Fought my demons
And steadied my own ground
Those at one time
Called me names
Now come out to cheer
Oh! Look at her
Such a fine mum
Its like she knows no fear
But in the end
Its none of this
That makes it all worthwhile
Its a secure child
Who happily exclaims
“Mama what a beautiful life.”
My child is kind
My child is warm
He is a pillar for all his friends
And that is how
You build a better world
One child at a stretch.
-Nisha John-