Survival

I am strong

I am free;

It was wrong

What you did to me

I am a fighter

Finding my worth;

You should be a lifer

Not walking this earth!

You think I’m the same

To survive I had to change,

Learning I was not to blame

At first felt strange.

Over the years

I came to understand;

You caused the tears

The hurt was at your hand.

That girl you hurt

Has been left in the past;

Now I am alert

Found a love to last.

That little girl you destroyed

Now a woman, fierce and sassy,

Matured, accepting, no longer annoyed

Supporting others, keeping it classy.

She is thriving;

Making a difference,

She is living

Her life has significance.