How does a woman teach a boy to be a man?
I never wanted to be a single motherbut I wouldn't go back and change a thing.
I named my son Kemari, which means young prince,
and one day he will be a king.
But how does a woman
teach a boy to become a man?
How does a mother know,
when its time to hold her son close,
and when its time to let go of his hand?
It's hard being both mother and father
and sometimes I wonder,
would it be easier, if I had given birth to a daughter?
But then I look at my beautiful son,
I have never been so in love.
I do the best that I can
but what does a woman know
about being a man?
I can teach him right from wrong,
I can show him the value in working hard,
I can provide for him, all the tools he will need
to grow up healthy and strong.
But how will I make him understand
the difference between being a boy,
and being a man?
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