i think i'm growing

You just got to love Raffi
"I think I'm growing"
Raising children,
singing Raffi songs
I'll never forget

Now, at 40,
I think I'm growing
This week, I've been
sretched beyond what
I thought was possible

years ago, I would have
defended, I would have cried
I would have retreated.
Not now

In the last two days
I've been verbally attacked
by others
and handled it with grace

I've worked 3 full-time jobs
in 24 hours a week
I've been a mentor,
a friend, a mother,
a lover, a coach, a daughter,
and more

here i sit
quietly content
next to my man

together, we are stronger
than alone
together, we are one
together, we are home.