My Life At Fourteen

I'm just fourteen years old, and a father I'll be Around Christmas time, what a present for me The excitment of puberty has now taken it's toll I sit here lost in thoughts, a worried young soul Responsibilities I now face to the challenges of life Do I stand by my girlfriend, do I make her my wife What if I can't cope, shunned by family and friends To become another statistic, modern societies trend I find myself very fortunate, I'm surrounded by kin Whom their patience has been a blessing as I take it all in My friends have rallied round, their support has been strong It's having people like them, I'm fortunate to belong December has come and gone, my daughters getting married As I look back to fourteen and the trials that I carried Many thoughts I had to ponder as I look back at my young life The young girl whom bore my daughter, many years has been my wife * Three-quarters of a million teens between 15 and 19 become pregnant each year in the USA * For Gwendolen's *~* Mom, I'M PREGNANT! contest *~*