HOW DID I LIVE THROUGH IT?
by Laurie Gabrys
How did I live
through all the pain?
It is not easy to explain.
I was so insecure and
shy,
That sometimes, I thought I would die.
It is so hard to tell
you about it all,
My pains were so deeply buried,
That I had put up a wall.
Experiences as I
matured,
Revealed abuse and pain,
I had endured.
Years went by
As I hid behind my mask,
In tears and sorrow, I did bask.
I have gone through so
much pain,
I thought I might go insane.
How did I live through
it?
It is not easy to explain.
For years I tried to
be,
What people expected of me,
But I had a hard time because,
I no longer knew 'who I was'.
Finally, one day I
vowed
To put my pain aside,
No longer, in pain
And sorrow would I abide.
I would start to count
my Blessings,
Instead of woe,
And ask God daily
Which way to go.
I would not forget,
But would Forgive.
Put aside, all the
pain
To learn how to live,
And still remain sane.
The forgiveness
process took years,
And I had to overcome my fears,
To become the person
That today, you see,
It took me years of therapy.
I lived through it,
Taking it day by day,
And learning to live,
In a whole new way.
I finally took charge
of my life,
Enduring the everyday strife.
Now, I am thankful for
each new day,
I know "who I am", by the way.
I am a beautiful,
perfect
Child of God, you see,
Now I make my life
Into what, I want it to be.
How did I live through
it all?
On God daily, I did call. |
