a Catholic mother

I LOST MY DREAMS...

I lost my dreams

I held them so long-

While singing my babies

A lullaby song

I lost my dreams

Each one I did pick-

Perhaps when all night

Up with children so sick

I lost my dreams

So articulated clear-

Making soups, homemade breads

For my family so dear

I lost my dreams

That would show off my charms-

Instead spent much time

In my husband's strong arms

I lost my dreams

To seek fortune and fame-

Probably crushed

When I knelt in His Name

I lost my dreams

Giving blood tears and love-

But those are the things

That dreams are made of.