A Poem Written by Vivian Ennis 1997
I have struggled and endured a lot of abuse
and fought as I survived a lot of misuse
I survived in a way that should not have been
and have succeeded in life and will now win
I cared for my family in so many ways
I cleaned, cooked and worked for so many days
standing up against all that tried to come in
only to take from us with all of their sin
I let things slide and continued to love
and turned to my God who is in heaven above
I married to young and it ended fast
alone with two children this was a huge task
I had no idea of who I was
much less how to raise children and give them love
I did not know myself at all or how to be
I was a child raising two children but really three with me
I had no idea but the basics you see
but had love in my heart and wanted us to be happy
I gave to my children the best that I had
and when they treated me badly I felt really sad