New Life

By Lichelle M. DeClay

Ronette and I have a very special bond

Like mother and daughter

She has dark thick smooth hair, and her face is so clear

And her skin is the color of peach; also her cheeks are red as a rose.

Every day she dresses so fancy like she having tea with the queen.

She is working so hard to have a life where she’s loved and won’t get hurt because of what happened before.

She is not settling for what’s right in front of her she is accomplishing work every day, like she’s climbing Mt. Everest.

Right now she is taking classes in Gallup, New Mexico to become an Elementary teacher.

But one main goal for her is to be there for her son and give everything she never had, and wants him to grow up to be loved by everyone in his family.