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Her Journey

A scared young woman
The mother of one
Deserted by love
And left all alone
A baby to raise
No means of support
With nowhere to live
And no open door
Then a helping hand
Kindly extended
And one big problem
Thankfully ended
Still are decisions
That have to be made
Go to work or school
And she's so afraid
To just take a job
With minimum wage
Or go back to school
With kids her own age
But she bears a load
That they haven't felt
Yes, she's battle scarred
But now she's got help
There's someone to watch
Her baby each day
While she goes to school
But no time for play
The baby is sick
A lot of the time
The doctor is great
And he's very kind
But bills must be paid
Eventually
And there's no money
But nothing is free
Child support's a joke
Even when it's paid
It's never enough
But her plans are laid
Just a bit longer
And she'll graduate
Then she'll pay the bills
Though they will be late
She struggles and scrimps
And somehow gets through
Her grades weren't top notch
But they had to do
Now she goes to work
And pays all the bills
Starting a new life
With a new, strong will
And things get better
For the two of them
Every spare moment
Gladly spent with him
He grows strong and kind
And the years fly by
Til he's a young man
And she wants to cry
He makes her so proud
In all that he does
There's hardly a thought
For the life that was
Now he's in college
And she's still at work
And neither one hears
From his dad, the jerk
But their life's been great
Their bond is complete
Life's come full circle
And it tastes so sweet
There are no regrets
For what might have been
Because what mattered
To her, in the end
Was only her son
And he turned out fine
Her pride and her joy
Her mark upon time

Terri Lyn Stanfield
1/10/2002

Phantom Lover

You come to me in the darkness
As you do every steamy night
Your touch, at first, so gentle
And your kisses feather light
Flame slowly spreads o'er my body
And my desire begins to grow
My need is too much to bear
And all of the time you know
Exactly what I am feeling
And just how I need to be touched
You keep me burning for more
And keep me wanting so much
When I simply can take no more
You bring me to such sweet release
You hold me as I tremble
And my pleasures slowly cease
My eyes are closed throughout our time
And I dread to open them now
For I know that when I do
Although, I do not know how
That I will be in bed alone
With not a trace of you at all
You are my phantom lover
And though you may heed my call
You're gone when the loving's over
Leaving no evidence behind
Though my body still tingles
And you occupy my mind
I won't see you til the next time
When you'll set me, once more, on fire
When you, my phantom lover
Will fill my every desire

Terri Lyn Stanfield
1/9/2002