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Dreams Forgotten
By Todd A. Smith
Dreams forgotten
And a future lost.
You never knew the potential
You could have reached.
You had aspirations of
Greatness when you grew up,
But unfortunately chose to
Grow up way too soon.
You began hanging with the wrong crowd.
Running the streets late at night
Trying to impress the young men
From the wrong circle.
You fell in love
Or so you thought.
Dreaming that your prince charming
Would be your protection
And your guiding light
Throughout the rainy days of romance.
You gave him what was so precious
Something that you could only give
To that one special person.
You felt as one
You felt inseparable
Your family warned you of the
Danger of associating with his sort
But he was your knight in shining armor
And your future
No matter the consequences
You forgot about your schooling.
Who needed school when you had a man?
He would take care of you
And be your backbone
Or so you thought.
Then came the news.
The news that would officially
Make you all a family.
He seemed enthusiastic
When you gave him the news
But when that special day arrived
You were all alone.
Alone in world
For the first time in your 16 years
Alone to raise a baby boy
In a society you knew so little about.
You had always dreamed
Of attending college and marrying Mr. Right
But what was so right
Had gone so very wrong
You had always looked down
On those unwed mothers
And never knew that one day
You would be that young lady
With a baby
And no where to turn.
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