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Who's To Say…?


Who's to tell us how to behave!
And add decorum to our life,
No laughter allowed, in case you embarrass,
But more the cowering wife!

Life is for the individual,
To choose what way to live and grow,
And if anyone has an issue with that,
Then they should just pick up and go!

I have an abundance of love around me,
And friends in plenty that's true,
I live my life the way I want…
For it's the right thing to do!

No-one has the right to be ashamed of me!
And no-one is forced to be in my life,
Free choice that's what it is,
No more the downtrodden wife!

Its not that I was browbeaten as such,
For there are reasons why we cant go for a while!
I wanted my kids to be in comfort,
So I stayed and pretended to smile.

Then one day they all grew up,
And I decided this was my time…
So I upped and left, just like that,
And now I have a life so fine!

Sometimes sacrifices have to be made,
But for me, it wasn't sacrifice at all…
I had to go when it was right for me,
And not when my kids were small.

Why should they suffer for my happiness?
When I am the parent so wise…
So suffer they didn't, I saw to that,
And now I have lost the tears in my eyes.

For the sun always shines again,
And the sky always turns blue…
We choose the path we take,
And do what we have to do.

It is never to late to start over,
For we take it one day at a time,
And all of a sudden, you're through a new door,
And happiness and peace at last are mine!

You see, we are all different,
What one does the other may not…
So where one can start a life anew…
Others make do with what they've got.

..Not Me…

…Never Me…

…It Was But A Matter Of Time…

…It Was Time…



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