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I Have Emerged

I have emerged From the pitch dark pit That used to be my life and tale Cold freezing mud and slime Thorn-scarred , bruised and broken With nothing but the flame of hope Burning bright in my heart Fed by a faith that refused to die The chains that once held me Lie shattered somewhere in memory Of a cocoon that birthed my beauty

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 12/11/2014 8:55:00 PM
Love it!! Hope and faith -- the two elements that can defeat the darkest nights!!
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