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A Single Mother's
Creed
by Michelle R. Lewandowski
Today I woke up, and got both my
daughter and myself ready...
Today I laced up my daughter's pink Sketcher
tennis shoes...
Today I laced up my combat boots...
Today I drove my
daughter to school, and myself to work...
Today I served my
country...
Today I picked my daughter up from school...
Today I cooked,
cleaned, made dinner, and did the dishes...
Today I did laundry, filled with
soiled clothes from daycare and my battle dress uniform...
Today I taught my
daughter to love nature, as we planted flower seeds in our garden...
Tonight
I taught my daughter to love literature as I read her a book...
Tonight I
taught my daughter to love laughter as we splashed in the bathtub...
Tonight
I taught my daughter to love music, as I sang her to sleep...
Although I was
exhausted, as I find myself at the end of most days,
I found peace in the
warmth of my daughters breath on my neck as she slept...
Tonight I found
strength from within, although the past has been tough, and the future is
uncertain.
I am a strong, single Mother, serving in the military, and I can
accomplish anything!
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