Book IV: After the Flood
Chapter III: Ring the Bell Tower
StrengthOut of my pain, my tears, my fears
As a baby, child
There is nothing, nothing but nowhere and
Neglect.
With heaviness of heart
I stand alone
I stand strong.
Together the whole -
The good, the bad, and the ugly
Determined to risk
Determined to dare
Connected
Body, soul, spirit to
The child -
The woman to be.
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THE PAIN OF MY CHILDHOOD IS TODAY'S WOMAN
A page from the Poetry and Quilt Square Books
of The Child Abuse Survivor Monument
