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Reasons

There she sat so far from home
So far from the ones she loved
And the only place she'd ever really known
She knew she'd done what she had to
But it doesn't make the distance any easier to bare
She's here to make a fresh start
Taken away from all the distractions of home
No temptations from her past
No longer surrounded by those who brought her down
No one knows where she's from or what she's done
For once she can finally move forward
At only 22 she's been thru more than most at her age
She's seen the good, the bad, and the different
Starting over in a new place is never easy
But there is a little man back home that is depending on her
And as his mommy she refuses to let him down
Time and time again she has been knocked down
And every time for him she finds the coverage
To get up and give it another try
She's been down and discouraged
But his every smile and 'I love you, Mommy!'
Makes her stronger and stronger everyday
The distance from him is killing her
He is her world, her everything
He is her every reason for breathing
And so she continues to remind herself
That she did what she had to do for him
To be a better woman and a better mother
Cuz there's nothing in this world more important to her
She now has the time and space
To focus on the things she neglected in the past
And to really find herself and get things in order
She has much work to do
And so much more to prove
But she knows that when no one else stands behind her
Her own mother is watching over her and guiding her
Though it would be so much easier with her here
She makes it known that she is watching out for her baby girl
There in that last year or so
Her mom became more than just the mom she'd never been
She became the girl's best friend
The one she confided in
The one she told her deepest darkest secrets to
And the one person in the young girl's life
That supported her every move no matter what it might've been
And the loss of her mom and her best friend
Made her feel as if she'd lost a piece of herself
And there for a good while she fell apart and really lost sight
She forgot about who and what was truly important
And had it not been for her baby boy 
Who could really say if she would've ever found her way again 
But because of him and him alone
Still somehow she managed to get back up and try again
A battle was lost but the war remains
And she is determined that no matter how many battles she must lose
In the end she can and will WIN THIS WAR!!!!!!

Copyright © Jennifer Griffith | Year Posted 2016

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