Life Ignited by a Candle #soundseasons

I was blessed with love from the start, Family wrapped 'round my tender heart, Then came my own, two shining stars, Two kids, two loves, my joy near and far. I taught them all I knew How to love and to be true To always be a friend to the end With forgiveness strong, a godsend I dreamed of singing songs out loud, Wrote my poems, it made me proud, A publicist, auditions too, But the stars I chased just never grew. I bought a home at twenty-one, Lost it when my life was spun, Moved for love, and sold my heart, Broken dreams, it was not smart I prayed and built with hands and dreams, A food bank born from hope unseen. I trusted to easy, and whispered prayers, The church bought it, an answer there. I baked sweet dreams with flour and soul, A legacy for the little ones was my goal, But life and love would drift apart, Leaving only a baker's heart. Four marriages, four goodbyes, Trusted hearts, believed the lies, The Bible said it's better wed, But I should’ve walked alone instead. Through loss, through love, through broken days, I found my strength, I found my way. Anger, sorrow, dreams unmet, But still I rise with no regret. Businesses built, and some would fall, But every dream, I gave my all. From cleaning floors to baking bread, To printing dreams that no one read. Sundries store, my heart poured in, But broken vows brought loss again. A life of trying, falling, flight— Still burning strong, still chasing light. I wrote my life, I bared my soul, "Ignited by Truth" was my goal. Maybe no fame, no fortune bright, But I am a candle in the night. Blessed with love, blessed with scars, Blessed with dreams among the stars. A heart that still believes and sings. A life of broken, beautiful things.