All i do is swag-out

Love In My Life by Karen Warn


I married a man too early in life
and wasn't prepared to be a good wife.
I believed he loved me and things would be fine.
My love for him would grow over time.  

The years passing by were good for awhile.
Then came a time I could not see my smile.
He cheated on me and I deserved more.
With a heavy heart I went out the door.

We parted as "friends", which ended one day.
With a baby conceived he went on his way.
He now liked his freedom away from me.
I carried our son -- he didn't want to see.

Soon after another cared about me; 
I ignored the things I didn't want to see.
I married that man -- I thought it'd be best.
But soon after that, he was failing the test.

Driven by fear, I mistakenly thought
A son of "his own" was thing that he sought
I now had a toddler and one on the way;
there was no doubt, I now had to stay.

Things started to spiral out of control.
The alcohol had a firm grip on his soul.
Choosing to leave to protect us all;
I was forced this time to really stand tall.

Now on my own with two children to raise
I examine my life in so many ways. 
My relationships failed, for that I am sad;
but the result of those could never be bad.

Now long gone are those men from my past
replaced by a "true" love that forever will last.
My love for my sons, my two little boys, 
erase all my pains and reveal only my joys.


Answer #1) This poem depicted courage because even though she was heartbroken two times, left alone as a single parent, she didn't give up and stayed strong for her children. 

Answer #2) Throughout the story, I felt sad for the woman as her relationships failed but felt relieved that in the end she stood strong and forgot about her past and focused on the present with her kids.

Answer #3) The author symbolised relationships, its meaning was if something like a relationship doesn't work out, it's very courageous if you stand strong and move on from it and forget about what happened.

Answer #4) Yes, its a great example of courage, because if she wasn't courageous, she would've been a bad parent to her kids or her kids won't feel like they even have a parent.