Pride

I sure would
Like to live my life over
From scratch

Everything- well almost
Everything
Would be changed

I wouldn’t change my sons
I would change myself

I wouldn’t inherit anything
Not even the money
Or the furniture

I would be independent
From day one

Nobody would lure
Me into anything

As a six year old
I would say No

As a 10 year old
I would kiss my mother
On the cheek and
Say Thank You

As a fifteen year old
I would do my grades
And be satisfied

As a twenty year old
I would have my baby
And just
Love everyone

As a thirty year old
I would work hard
And purposefully
Make all ends meet
And be the perfect Mum

As a forty year old
I would be as sane
As the professor
In “No lonely nights”

At fifty
I would look back at it all
And say to my sons
“ I’m always proud of you”

And be proud of myself