Languished with guilt
Walls and moats were built
Time for bridges to span
To finally heal, I know I can
I’ve found my path
And have rid my wrath
Hope now burns bright
On this moonlit night
As a child sexual abuse survivor, I find poetry as an aid to my healing. It provides me an…
A child suffers in silence.
Innocence sadly lost.
Where is society’s conscience?
We all bear the cost.
Awakened from darkness
That dreams no longer control
Through candles I see hope flicker
And a healing of my soul.
The coldness of isolation
Shaming my consciousness
As I walk alone
Bites at my very being