I AM BUT WOMAN

By Missy

I'��ll walk alone if life requires
Through all the mist and all the fires
Through pain and joy and who knows what
Through good and bad be sure of that.

I am but woman, weak and frail
I'��m too inept to rig a sail
I cry and laugh and make believe
That all is well, although I grieve.

I help my friends both big and small
I help those short and also tall
It makes no difference who they are
They may live close, they may live far.

Some friends are rich but some are poor
On me they count and know for sure
That I'��ll be there in time of need
I always live by my life'��s creed

Yet there are those who care not what
They say or do and value not
The one I am inside of me
They are so blind they cannot see.

That love lives here within my soul
So warm, so deep so some have told
They cannot see the hurt inside
The pain, the love sit side by side.

Through all life'��s paths, I'��ve walked it'��s true
Through rain, through snow, through sunshine too.
Some ways so hard were traveled through
Some joys so grand I also knew.

I'��ve born it all, for life'��s own sake
For getting through the path I make
I struggled here, I'��ve struggled there
And where I'��d land, I knew not where.

One step here and one step there
It was mine to walk and mine to bear.
I walked in faith, not knowing when
The path at last would finally end.

So here I stand before a door
I wonder too, what'��s now in store
For one who did the best they could
Who stood up strong like she knew she should.

When all she wanted was to just give up
She walked and drank a bitter cup
Of hardships, pain and yes joy too
I ask you now, what would you do?

I am but woman weak and frail
I birth the nations and then set sail
In mind and body, spirit too
I offer counsel to the best of you.

Weakness speaks but not to me.
I am strong and great so let it be
That I'��m the one who was chosen to
Support the men who could not do.

I raised the kids, alone you see
There was no one who assisted me.
I held their hands, when they were ill
I comforted then, I comfort still.

I was their strength, their tower too
A job which men should often do
But no man stood beside my side
I searched so far and oh so wide.

At last, it was alone I stood
To handle all the best I could
But all is well now you must know.
I'��m faithful as I always show.

I'��ve handled all life sent my way
I did it night, I did it day
I live my life well satisfied
To know, at least, I always tried.

1/3/14 Missy

Far more than a poem, it's a walk.

a journey

a remarkable piece

really enjoyed this!

missy, i love your poem.

Very deep, and very real.

You're some woman, Missy! Like I said "the awesome shoes" fit you well! A real inspiring poem! Very talented!

Missy, you're indeed a lovely woman. You aint weak. I love your poem.

Nice.

Sweet ....

Thank you all for your kind words! Blessings to you!

Missy, yer wee poems as cool as a Bull !

Absolutely wonderful! I love your poem. Great talent

Fantastico, missy! Loved reading this!

Thanks again everyone, I truly appreciate your very nice comments.

That was an amazing read, a journey. I love this poem.

Really gud missy!!!!!!

Mate, you're the spitting image of William Shakespeare!

That was just in time to be alone on Valentine's day. It was so sweet it made teeth hurt way to way to much woman's liberish

You call the fact that I raised 3 children on my own without the support of their father a "woman's liberish" issue. I call it love for my children and the courage to shoulder responsibilities on my own because of my love for them. I hope your teeth are feeling much better now. I also hope you're not alone on Valentine's Day!