The Steel Strength Of The Mind
by Barbara Lynn Terry


Sitting here pondering the fates that be,
Wondering why all this has happened to me,
I come to the conclusion that I should be glad,
That I was never evil, or seriously bad.

Yes I tried to get away with the things,
That the teen years brings,
Like staying out past curfew,
Or going where I am not supposed to.

What had I done so wrong that day,
That mother just sent me away,
And never looked back to see,
This girl I so desperately need to be?

Why did she try to destroy my soul,
Refusing to let me complete my goal,
To simply be her daughter?
Was I such a bother?

The abuses I was forced to endure,
In my body and soul so pure,
Were nightmares of untold agony,
That in my mind, I played a symphony.

I came out from these abuses stronger,
So that their rapes and beatings I no longer
Feared because my body and soul were numb,
Of the constant attacks by those so dumb.

Now I am on the path of my female goal,
So my body and soul can be one and whole,
And never again will I look back
On those who, my soul would attack.

© 2008 by Barbara Lynn Terry

Barbara Lynn Terry

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