by Amanda Kasper

Created on: November 25, 2010

They say I have sad eyes and I guess it's true

There was a time when I was too young

to understand or comprehend

that life was not as easy and perfect as it seemed

The black eyes on mom from time to time

were not  by accident

That it wasn't okay for her boyfriends to visit my room at night

When a boy says he loves you

it's not always true

That he'll leave you and the baby he had born with you

Sad eyes from lessons learned late

They tell you study hard and someday...

They don't tell you that by the end of the day

raising your child alone after working two jobs

one just  to pay day care

You'll have to stay up late to study to try to make the grade

That someday dream is a long way off you'll be exhausted

bruised and weary to the core

Why doesn't anyone every reassure you and tell you

It'll all be worth it and everything will be okay?

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