It wasn't so long ago that I had simple wishes and prayers,
I wanted a life, I wanted a new start somewhere...anywhere;
A job that made me feel good,
and my girls hugging me where I stood.
The employment never seemed to click,
And it had been so long since I had seen my daughters that they almost seemed mythic;
I needed a woman to love, to hold,
Someone to hold my hand as we both grew old.
She came into my life three years ago...a beginning out of the dismal black,
Then my son was on the way, and I really got on track;
The job came soon after, and I thanked God constantly,
And for awhile I moved through life boldly.
It was another two years before I saw the girls again,
I was so ecstatic, I never cursed how long it had been;
Most of my wishes and prayers seemed to have been fulfilled,
Then why does the sadness persist...and the depression I seemed to have willed?
