Monday, February 10, 2014

Tom sawyer

I discovered the power of independence and freedom once I had my daughter, Ava Preslie in September of 2013. My life is continually getting better. Of course, the fight for a better life for my daughter and I has not been an easy road. I suffered a great deal since pregnancy and the struggle continues on with ongoing court. What a headache! Why do people always want to beat you down when you finally decide to stand up for yourself?

   The first hearing did not go in my favor. I felt vulnerable after I left the courthouse. My ex made me feel inadequate. He made me feel unloved and unworthy. He made me feel that I was nothing more than a girl who was being paid to watch his child. I lost it. I had no rights. I felt I had nothing at all. I was back at square one after I had regained my confidence from him. I let my emotions get the best of me and it showed once I got the decision in the mail. He was right. He still has the upper hand. The decisions seemed so biased... oh what money can buy...
 
I need to regain my cool. I cannot be so emotional. I have learned that emotion triumphs over truth in court.That doesnt seem right to me, but now I must stay focused on my goal which is to get the best life for Ava possible. I will be investing in a lawyer to represent me in a better light and save me from further stress and headaches. I should start meditating before bed again. It has helped me in the past with clarity. Sometimes I wish I could revert back to childhood when things were so much easier.

  


      
When I was limitless child
My imagination ran wild 
I was a bird, I was a plane
I was far from mundane
I was on the fast lane

On my tricycle, I flew
My tricycle, so shiny, so new
I flew so fast
Never finishing last
Oh how I missed my childhood past

I was anything I wanted to be 
My heart pounding with glee
I was a doctor, a lawyer
a dentist, a big wig employer
I was Tom sawyer...




 


1 comment:

  1. Gina,

    Good post. It seems very raw - emotional - new.

    It's very quick. I'd like you to try to expand and write a little bit more. Try to keep reverting back to the instructions - in this case, describing your powers. Your essay here, sort of becomes a rant (which is good processing), but it becomes too quick.

    Slow down a little and add more detail. Let your writing take a breath, a big, full breath. Let it have reflection and poise, so that the reader just doesn't blow right through it.

    In short, write more. Expand.

    Your poem is great. It's a great start to a poem that could be longer and more in depth.


    GR: 80

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