Book I: Through Darkness and Thorns
Chapter II: Soul of a Child


Too Damaged for Love?

Maybe someday there will be somebody who
Will see beyond the masks I’ve worn
To the little girl who is not so strong,
To the frightened child locked deep within,
Who just needs true love to laugh again.

A time for me
Someday there’ll be
A time when love
Will set me free.

Maybe someday the walls will fall
Internal ones built big and strong
Which protect me from the fear and pain
But block my path to love again.

A time for me
Someday there’ll be
A time when love
Will set me free.

Maybe someday the scars will fade
They’ll be soothed away by a patient soul
Who’ll see beyond the broken girl
And help me let my dreams unfurl.

A time for me
Someday there’ll be
A time when love
Will set me free.

J.


A TIME FOR ME
SOMEDAY THERE'LL BE
A TIME WHEN LOVE WILL
SET ME FREE...

 


A page from the Poetry and Quilt Square Books
of The Child Abuse Survivor Monument

 


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Bronze Sculpture, Public Art: The Child Abuse Monument Project, Michael C. Irving, Ph.D., Artistic Director. sculptor/artist tsmp701a2