To Single Parents With Love


Yees! I was raised by a single mother. The journey is amazing but let's face it, the road was and (still is) winding, full of bumps and bruises. It takes stamina, perseverance  over the long haul. So to all single parents out there you're amazing!

She wore armour with pride
I remember it all,
The stress, the tears, the long nights
Joy, laughs, hugs and the love
First widowed, then ousted
It was sudden, very sudden
Like a lonely star,
She simmered into Universe depths
With no familiarity, she – a single parent
She was to be

I remember it all
No one had taught her
How to master her ordeal
She had to deal with the cards
The best way she could
She made mourning, her motivation
Broken look amazing &
She looked indomitable

I remember it all
Through the mourning and lonely nights
All resemblances of her husband slowly faded
The burden of making decisions was on her,
Solving all manners of problems
She yearned to utter the words,
‘Go and ask your father’
She could’ve given up but she suppressed the tears
Went against all odds and dealt with the teenage drama
Stood by our side to help see the light
I wouldn’t change a thing, it made me who I am
Never a moment of un-shown love

We know it gets hard. We know the journey is long and some days are great, while others are ….. less-than-great!  The important thing is knowing that you are not alone! -The Life Of A Single Mom


Comments

  1. Musanjufu BenjaminAugust 29, 2019 at 10:33 PM

    I feel this, I can relate to it so well

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  2. ValzOctober 1, 2019 at 8:39 AM

    Filling in for two roles is hard
    But humans are tenacious and resilient to say the least ,so as she"Munashe" said you definitely not alone and you can do it.

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