O' Yes I Have
Felt "lost-ish" (for unofficial challenge)
As a matter of fact, yes I have felt this way...
When as a child and your parents divorce,
that seems to take you way off course...
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And then once again in my teenage years,
trying to look pretty, but so full of fears.
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Becoming a mother for the very first time...
not having a penny, much less a dime.
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Trying to make that marriage thing work,
"harder than it looks," they said with a smirk.
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Facing the realities of divorce all your own,
feeling very lost and so terribly alone...
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Scratching and 'eeking out a new life,
just wanting more peace & less strife.
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Watching your children grow up and depart,
feeling you've lost the best part of your heart...
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Saying goodbye for the last time to your mother,
that is a loss unlikely you recover...
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Wanting retirement but when it finally arrives,
finding out much of your identity it deprives...
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Now, having way more time than of money,
living somewhere between aging and death isn't funny...
As a matter of fact, yes I have felt this way!
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This is written for Gabriel Huizenga's unofficial challenge:
About the Creator
Shirley Belk
Mother, Nana, Sister, Cousin, & Aunt who recently retired. RN (Nursing Instructor) who loves to write stories to heal herself and reflect on all the silver linings she has been blessed with :)
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