LOVE

By: Shawna Ozorowsky

1-6-2004

Love is true, love is kind.

Love is a feeling deep down inside.

Love is what I feel for you,

And hope you feel the same for me too.

Love can be triumphant, or it can be tragic. Love can be kind or cruel. Love can be wondrous and magical, or it can be painful and tortuous. There are two sides to everything, as you will learn in life.

I personally have experienced both sides of love in many forms. I believe the most fulfilling and satisfying love is when you give birth. To me, nothing brings more satisfaction or pride than when your child succeeds at what they are attempting. It also pains deeply when they disobey or have destructive behavior.

There are many ways to love or to be loved. There is also pain and happiness in both. I was married at the age of 16. In that relationship I was young and naive, and therefore made many bad judgments. Such as the man I married, dropping out of school, and allowing myself to be physically, sexually, mentally, and emotionally abused for so many years.

Now and for the last five years I am with the most wonderful man alive. He saved me from my own path of destruction, and also helped to heal my oldest daughter from her biological father’s abuse.

There is no way I could ever repay this man, or possibly thank him enough for what he has done. Now we have three beautiful and intelligent daughters who are our absolute pride and joy.

They are the reason I have decided to go back to school to acquire my GED, and then go on to further my education so that I can be successful one day and my daughters can be proud of me.

These are just a couple of examples of love’s triumphs and tragedies. I hope I can help someone with my experiences of love and loss, and maybe in turn they could help someone else.