My Inspiration: My Daughter
Never thought I'd be a single mom
It hit me like a bomb
Never thought I'd be all alone
Watching my very own clone
Some days are harder than most
Some days I have to fight not to choke
The stress
The weight
On my shoulders
But I have to say it all goes away when I hold her
When she looks at me
So happily
Its like I have a little piece of heaven
And those problems can all get to steppin'
Cuz I have this angel here
And I can't show her my fear
She's looking up to me
So I gotta be all I can be
Teach her how to grab the world by its feet
To never accept defeat
And grow up to be even better than me.
Amanda Van Gorder
Sun 25th Oct 2015 13:52
Thank you for kind words. And for Huw, I respect your take on the poem, but will politely say you grossly misunderstood.
This poem is directly related to my life and present situation. Yes, some details I do hide from my daughter as she's too young to understand. But I never burden her with my problems. I explain to her the best I can for her age what is going on. I accept my faults and let her know where I messed up so she knows not to do the same. To do better if she is ever in a similar situation.
But even when I fail I don't accept defeat. I'm always looking forward to find a way to overcome it. I was raised that way. I see nothing wrong with it personally. You should never let the world know when you are weak if you can help it. Then you only make yourself vulnerable to more abuse.
With that being said. You really can do anything you set your mind too. But you can't just believe it. You have to work for it. You have to ignore the snide remarks of others. You have to chase your dreams. And with time and dedication you will succeed.
Also, as for the rhyme. I was listening to hip hop when I wrote it. The way I read it is as a rap. No real reason to that, its just the inspiration I had at the time.