Twenty-eight Years and Counting
I don't know if I saw a light When first I came into this world I don't know if I heard the sound Of my mother crying because I'm here But what I do know is this I'm glad that I am here I didn't know how I came into this world Though now, yes I do know as everyone does I didn't know how I got my name My mother told me it was an aunt's gift But what I did know was this I was born and I was loved I didn't know where I would go When I took those first steps away from my mother's arms I didn't know how fast I would run Nor how many times I would fall But I do know that I need not fear Because there are hands always ready to pull me up I didn't know how long it would take To grow up and be a woman I didn't know what it would take To be a daughter, a friend and a lover But what I do know is this It takes courage to be all of the above I don't know how long I could stay And be with the people I love I don...