Of my life...looking in
You aren't sure how it started
Or where it all began
Who said the word or threw the stone
Or swung the stick that broke my bones
You see the smile I allow you
Noticing I don't meet your eyes
This may seem deceitful
What am I trying to hide?
A truth too painful
Though I survived
You could never reconcile
Like a burn victim I am healing
Each day I am debriding
My deeply wounded soul
Thoughts...memories
Come unbidden,
Still I let them ebb and flow
Each must follow through its course
From bright beginning
Through each conceivable end
Some days I am stronger
And can let a few more go
Other times they still own me
Making it an effort just to be
There is light on my horizon
There never was before
I let you look upon my smile
Not yet ready to meet your eyes
I am getting better every day
Feeling a strength that is new
Soon to be someone who
No one will recognize
CLV
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