If You Took A Snapshot Of Your Life, What Would It Be Like? National Poetry Month, April 2013

If you took a snapshot of your life what would it be like?

I woke up this morning thinking if I could take a snapshot of my life what would it be like?
The good, the in between and the bad memories.
A child of love and sunshine
A child of hatred and darkness
The story of being wanted
The story of being unwanted
Grow up to be celebrated, cherished and loved.
Grow up to be thrown away, abandoned and neglected
Introduce to life ready to run full speed ahead.
Introduce to life to hide in the darkness, fearing life.
Went to college, married, had children, retired in the golden years.
Fail school, divorce, had children, regretting life’s choices.
Married Prince Charming , lived life of fairy tale princess.
Married Snake Charmer, lived the life of slave.
Prince Charming loved his family.
Snake Charmer hatred his family.
Life of happiness, peace, faith, hope and love.
Life of sadness, misery, no faith, no hope, no love.
Woke up twenty five years later, three children staring at the sunset, as it settles for the night.
Asking Why God, Why?
Woke up twenty five years later, three children staring at the sunrise as it warms the earth;\
Asking Why God? Why?
Don’t Judge another until you walked in their shoes
If you took a snapshot of your life what would it be like?

(C) Susanna Catherine Mahoney 2013