Sunday, May 10, 2020

A Good Thing



A Good Thing

A Mother’s Day Poem by John Marius Nelson


It’s a good thing she didn’t know
How isolated she would be
A new bride out in the country
With a baby on the way

It’s a good thing she didn’t know
How hard it would be
Caring for babies
Without electricity or plumbing

It’s a good thing she didn’t know
How hard it would be
Raising four children
With an alcoholic husband

It’s a good thing she didn’t know
When I was born
What I would be like
As a teenager

It’s a good thing She
Was young
Resourceful and
Resilient