As I look back on my life <br />Starting when I was a child <br />In some ways it seems <br />I’ve only been here for awhile <br /> <br />But in other ways I wonder <br />How I did so many things <br />To get myself from there to here <br />So many chapters my life brings <br /> <br />Living in many towns growing up <br />Schools a year then move on <br />My dad looking for a job <br />Not really sure where I’d belong <br /> <br />My mother sick a lot of the time <br />So I learned to cook so young <br />Mom had no patience it seemed <br />I think she was just so high-strung <br /> <br />But I grew up pretty well <br />And many mistakes I would make <br />A couple of failing marriages <br />My heart would surely break <br /> <br />But it didn’t no, I kept going on <br />Sooner or later I’d get it right <br />I married and had my babies <br />My life seemed pretty bright <br /> <br />Then he died when my little boy <br />Was six, his sister fourteen <br />So I raised them all alone <br />Gone was my future and dreams <br /> <br />But it wasn’t, for ten years later <br />I met a guy from back in school <br />I decided I’d get married again <br />Truly hoping I was not being a fool <br /> <br />It worked for me just fine <br />Getting older and kids long gone <br />Never ever give up your dream <br />To survive you’ve gotta be strong!<br /><br />Marilyn Lott<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/you-ve-gotta-be-strong/
