Even After All These Years

by Laura Uhlman

I hear that familiar cry
That turns and tares
Wanting the world to hear
The pain thats hidden deep inside

A voice crying out
"World! Have you not seen"
How bad i hurt, how hard its been
A childhood lost
A life thats robbed
Invasions that threatened my sanity

He loves me yes. He loves me not
And so the chamber rolls
A frightening caress
A forced upon kiss
A game of roulette thats been deadly to my soul

Even so but better yet
This life of extremes
As exhausting as it gets
Keeps pushing me on
Somehow making me strong
As it drags me thro the rubble of its wreck

Though this journeys been hard
I must call it my own cause the reflection i see
Is looking alot like me
I must choose to love her
And call her my home

Home will be a garden
Where i miraculously see
The faithfulness of a spring
That helps me believe
The complexities of life
Can bring fragrance from strife
And the songs of the birds
Can set me soul free.

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