Truth

I spoke my truth

while you hid behind lies

tormenting and making me doubt

that I was right.

How could you harm

one you were suppose to protect?

How could you destroy

the woman that I was meant to be?

I have spent years in denial

no, not denial

repression and as my brain awakens

the horror flows through

as once more you destroy my life.

But I am stronger than you

I am better than you

I will no longer succumb to you

and your terror.

I stand on a mountain top

breathing in crystal clear air

this is my mecca 

this is my starting point

this is where my real life begins.

©Jay-lyn Doerksen

January 31/18