Sarah's Bittersweet Memories
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FROM THE OTHER SIDE
I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT BEYOND THE GREAT DIVIDE,
DEDICATED TO MY ELDEST BROTHER - MR. WILL OLITON MOONEY ME
I HAVE BEEN TALKED ABOUT BY MANY.
I HAVE BEEN TOLD I WAS SMART,
NEED I SAY MORE!
THERE IS PEACE AND HAPPINESS ON THE OTHER SIDE.
AND SOME DAY WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO IT,
AND NOT FEAR DEATH ONE LITTLE BIT.
PAIN WILL BE SOMETHING WE CAN ENDURE,
AND KNOW THAT DEATH IS THE CURE.
FROM THE TIME WE ARE BORN, WE CAN START TO PREPARE,
AND WHEN DEATH COMES, WE CAN LET HIM KNOW WE DON'T CARE.
BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO A BETTER PLACE,
WHERE WE WILL NEVER AGAIN HAVE TO SEE DEATH'S FACE.
STEPPED ON BY PLENTY,
CRITICIZED FOR NO REASON,
BAD MOUTHED BOTH IN AND OUT OF SEASON,
LIED ON BY THE BEST,
TOLD I WAS NOTHING BUT A MESS,
THROUGH IT ALL I FEEL REAL GREAT,
BECAUSE I KNOW IT’S ME THEY ALL APPRECIATE.
THAT I HAD THE BIGGEST HEART.
ANY MAN WANTING TO HAVE FUN ON A DATE,
COULD NOT FIND A BETTER MATE.
I CAN STAND MY GROUND WITH THE BEST,
WITH ANYONE YOU REQUEST.
I DON’T TAKE BACK SEATS TO ANYONE,
WON’T STOP UNTIL I HAVE WON.
I DON’T BRAG I LET OTHERS DO IT FOR ME.
I AM JUST THAT GOOD DON’T YOU SEE.
THOSE THAT KNOW ME CALL ME AN ASS,
BUT THEY QUICKLY HAVE TO ADD, "WITH A LOT OF CLASS"
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This is a book of my joys, sorrows, prayers, advice, and etceteras. To the ones who know me, this book will help them to know me better. To the ones who never met me or heard of me before, this book will help us to get acquainted and will serve as an introduction to my life and me and encourage you in yours. Sarah Mooney Winn
About the Author
MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY I WAS RAISING CHILDREN BY THE TIME I WAS SIX. BY THE TIME I WAS EIGHT, I WAS PUTTING IN A FULL DAY SCHOOL WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING WE ATTENDED WHEN THE CROPS WERE OVER. BY THE TIME I WAS THIRTEEN, AT NIGHT, I LAY IN MY BED AND PRAY. BY THE TIME I WAS FOURTEEN, AT SIXTEEN I HAD A CHILD OF MY OWN TO RAISE. AT EIGHTEEN I GAVE BIRTH TO ANOTHER. AT THE AGE OF TWENTY I MARRIED A MAN,
I KEPT BABIES BEFORE THEIR NAVEL WAS WELL,
BATHE THEM AND THEIR FORMULAS TO FIX.
IN THE COTTON FIELDS;
EVEN HELPING TO FIX SOME OF OUR MEALS.
TRYING TO KEEP UP OUR CLASSES, KEEP CHILDREN, CLEAN HOUSE.
BOY, DID I WISH FOR A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER.
WHAT CAN I SAY;
I WAS PULLING FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS OF COTTON EVERY DAY.
LORD HELP ME TO FIND SOMEONE
TO TAKE ME AWAY.
I FELT OLD AT BEING A MOTHER.
AND IT COME FROM TAKING CARE OF MY SISTERS AND BROTHERS.
SO MY LIFE JUST TOOK ON ANOTHER PHASE.
I HAD BROTHERS, SISTERS
AND TWO CHILDREN OF MY OWN TO MOTHER.
NOT BECAUSE I LOVED HIM,
BUT TO GET HELP IF I CAN.