My Mother

My Mother Sonnet

My mother is very strong
Her life has been hard
Her body beaten and scarred
But she is still going on

She has birthed five kids
She also married two men
Been to hell and back again
Her life is full of gambles and bids

Working eight hours a day
Trying to keep her head up
Trying to not overfill her cup
Not letting one penny go astray

My mother has led a long life
But she will not be overwhelmed by her strife

Sorry

Sorry for not being there when you need me

Sorry for not attempting to care

Sorry for not caring if you are lonely

Sorry for leaving you bare



Sorry for not returning your love

Sorry for not saying goodbye

Sorry for always falling short of

Your expectations, for making you cry



Sorry for not being the best

Sorry for not loving you the most

Sorry for putting our love to the test

Sorry for using you as a post



Sorry for all of my flaws

Sorry for being your lost cause



Sorry I wasn’t good enough for you

But it’s time to stop living my life for you.

most beautiful woman to me

"The Most Beautiful Woman I Know"
LaKeshia Johnson

the most beautiful woman to me
is my great-grandmother you see
she is everything i wish to be
she is the main reason i wish to succeed

when you look into her eyes
you see such a large
amount of wisdom that
you are struck with surprise


her faced is lined with
the wrinkles of age
she has the look
of a knowledgeable sage
her hands stiffened
and broken because
of the ravages of arthritis
and yet her body
is still standing
upright and strong

my grandmother has lived
through some of the worst
periods of history
she has seen and been through
events that no one should be
forced to go through

she is strong
inside and out
she has not buckled
under the hardships
that have befallen
her throughout
her long life

she has stood firm
during WWII,
the Depression,
Pearl Harbor,
Cold War
Korean and Vietnam wars,
countless presidents,
nuclear war crisis,
communists and much more

even more dear to heart
she has survived
having children,
two marriages,
strict upbringing,
working in different economy
being a mother, a wife, a sister,
a friend, and a woman during
disturbing periods of history.


she has stood strong in a life
that would have broken lesser
women and even men

she is beautiful to me
because she is strong
she has been through so much
and she is still there for her family
she is the tree that
holds us all together
she is always there for us
giving us everything she can
and then some
even the shirt off her back
if we need it
she is unselfish, loving,
and maternal in every
sense of the word.
she is the most beautiful woman
i know because she is the
meaning of a woman

she is strong, loving, giving,
caring, wise, knowing, stern,
and so so so much more