A Stepmother Like No Other

Truth and lies I couldn’t devise

You came, and I hid the tears in my eyes

Tears of joy for my father’s new happiness

Tears of fear you’d make my life more a mess

Your smiles and assurances I saw

But was it false, did you want me at all?

Desperate to repair my family’s disparate part

I hoped it was true but closed was my heart

The war of fear and hope delayed our connection

Time spoke the truth, and so, with great affection

I give you my thanks for being a great wife and stepmother

It means so much to me that we all have each other

~ Gerardo Campbell

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