I am a single mother.
I do not let this title define me...

I took my penance as my own,
I had my personal cross to bear...

I have reached a point of no return,
but I dare not walk away...

I listen to the collective voices
that surround and engulf me in reality...

I don't want to think
how things would be in another life...

The hardest part of saying good-bye
is realizing you were never mine...

I used to dream about forever;
I wanted it to be with you...