Becoming a Mother

Day light, play ground

Weekend, circus clown


Innocence of a child

Joy of a girl

The world is my oyster

Life is my pearl


Wanna skip free

Laughing, jumping

Enjoying being me


"Now I lay me

Down to sleep"

Crying just from laughing

Gonna take a leap


Life is changing

On a different walk

Someone almost took my voice

Now I gotta talk....


Puberty in the air

Boys on my nerves

Female, male drams

All for the birds



Trying to find myself

Changing the way I look

Wanting to go back

To night lights and a book



Lord, I 'm praying the right path

Got tribulations and trials

Experienced love for the first time

Now, celebrating my vows



Our Father, who are in heaven

You taught us to pray

I wanna be like you Lord,

Each and every day.



Lord, have mercy

Have mercy on me

Carrying the burden of the world

Trying to get free



Gotta take off the layers

My spirit is being stirred

I give back my children

For them, you have a word



I wanna be like you, Lord

Saving Paving

Forgiving Living

Holding Molding

Keeping Weeping

Bringing Clinging

Springing Singing

Hearing Peering

Dying Crying

Liking Striking

Shining Dining

Healing Feeling

And

Blessing

Me!



Yolanda L. Grier