'cause, I Am a Survivor
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I have spent my entire life searching for answers
for questions that have no answers it seems
like, where is my place
in this existence (I have been on a journey with no destination)
I think my compass needs an adjustment
so I can at last find my true north
the places I have been are like cities on a map
some nice and some just awful
and in my head are monsters (just lurking and waiting)
for when I am off guard to creep
inside my thoughts with painful memories from the past
like, my uncle molesting me at nine (hashtagmetoo)-
or my dead cat limp in my arms (oh go away)
back to the darkest realms of my mind
(oh even the death of each beloved in technicolor
and detail) I am just a hopeless traveler out of control
seeking those peaceful meadows of life
and each day I battle shadows
from my past (my days spent on a wobbly bridge)
as I try to cross the deep swamp of life . . .
each day, I am a warrior seeking my true north
ready to battle any creature from my past
all the goblins hiding but by now I am a warrior trained
and I will and I can . . .'cause I am a survivor
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January 10, 2018
Poetry/Narrative/'cause I'm a survivor
Copyright Protected, ID 18-9815-65
All Rights Reserved. Written Under Pseudonym.
Written for the contest, Speak Your Truth
sponsor, Madison Demetros
Fifth Place
Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2018
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