Susan's Poems

When my husband read this the other day he asked me if we were having problems when I wrote it. I am sooo glad I was able to say I don’t remember. We have been through tough times in our marriage just like everyone else. The best advice I can give you is try your best to work it out. Things tend to smooth themselves out with a little time. Although I have to agree with Dr. Laura on the radio, you need to leave if any of the three A’s occur—Adultery, Abuse or Addiction!

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everyone goes through periods of depression and self loathing and I’m no different, but don’t worry I’m over it now. It was just taking up too much of my time and effort.

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I wrote this poem for myself as well as my husband. When he read it it made him chuckle and I got a great big smile of agreement. This was a time in our lives where we both felt underappreciated by other people in our lives.

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My cousin Jimmy called and said I needed to post my very first poem so this is it. It’s the only poem I’ve written that I have memorized. Crazy, huh? I began writing this in math class because, you guessed it, I hate math. Hope you enjoy! More are on the way!

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As so many mothers are forced to do, I ended up feeling like a single mother a lot of times. Don’t get me wrong, I am so thankful I have been blessed with the wonderful husband I have. He just worked so hard to provide for us and it felt like he was never around. This was around 1996 when our 2 daughters were 3 and 5. I had a job and was in school but somehow most of the household responsibilities, even paying the bills fell on me. Anyhoo, that’s where this poem came from, many moons ago.

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