Quiet Poetry Lounge : "A POEM FOR STEPHEN" PT II

[4EVERLUV]

Hello Tha-Emissary:
It's been a while but always a pleasure.
You are too kind. I think you are right.
As parents we often think our children
are not listening when we talk, but I have
learned that they do. My son has come and
told me on many occasions "Mom you were right
about this or that". Being a single parent
it made me fight and work harded because
I wanted him to succeed. Thanks again
for the sweet words of kindness.


Much Luv

 

[Amun-Ra]

The Right Thing

I liked your post very much because underneath it the implication is that you were a parent to the child and not his "bestess" friend. It is hard being a parent, even if there are two. You want everything for your child, but you know they have to earn it for it to mean anything. Now I see you looking back and seeing itwas worth it. More importantly, I see Stephen looking back and understanding the things he has to do to avoid beiung another statistic and adding his name to the list of doers--the same thing he will teach his child one day. Bravo to you! Keep moving on up! Amun-Ra

 

[Scry'be]

OMG i'm floored mami!

 

[4EVERLUV]

Amun-Ra:
You made very profound statement,
"you were a parent to the child and not his "bestess" friend"
You see I had my son when I was very young so
it was very important to me to make that he
knew and understood that I was his Mother 1st and friend 2nd.
Sometimes times that can be a challenge. All of his
friends parent were much older than me. But I always
made sure he was crystal clear on that point.

Thank you so very much for the kind words and the visit.


Scry'be:
I appreciate the luv and visit.

 

[Sha'iyn]

encouraging

those were some encouraging words luv.
your son seems like an intelligent brotha just like his mother
i just had a son and he is now 4 months.
me and his mother are'nt together right now
she's in GA and i'm in AL
this poem is something every mother should want to say
to their sons and daughters when they are 20+
you are a beautiful, kind-hearted and loving person and noone will ever take that away from you
or your boy will whoop on 'em, right
here's to you, umi

Sha'iyn Abdul