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A single parent family’s a chore –
A lonely sole without an absent mate.
It is a rowboat with a single oar.
God saw that one was in great need of more,
That only one had too much on his plate.
A single parent family’s a chore.
The single parent strives to reach the shore.
The burden borne’s an overwhelming weight.
She/He’s a rowboat with a single oar.
When laden, there is none to ope the door;
For another’s help, the one can’t wait.
A single parent family’s a chore.
There’s none to comfort when the muscle’s sore
From single ‘gainst the doubled current’s rate.
She/He’s a rowboat with a single oar.
There is no second for esprit de corps;
Entirely in the hands of one’s their fate.
A single parent family’s a chore.
It is a rowboat with a single oar.
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*The spelling in line 2 is deliberate.
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photo by Bern Altman at
http://www.rgbstock.com/photo/nrnowLm/Weathered+Rowboat
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© Dennis Allen Lange and thebardonthehill.wordpress.com, 2017.
The Bard on the Hill 