Shelly Hurst Poet Light Verse

They

I was inspired by the girls, "my girls"...
Survivors of domestic violence
that live at the shelter where I volunteer and
have been blessed with the title of "House Mom".
Please put them all in your prayers. For their
privacy, I will refer to the girls as "They"...


                  THEY

 They come to us, they're broken,
 Their eyes are filled with tears
 They've been told that they are "worthless",
 For far too many years!

 Their scars much deeper than just skin
 they've been stripped of their pride,
 they've been abused, they've been put down
 They feel no hope inside.

 They've fled the place that they called "home"
 The place the abuse occurred,
 the place where they were beaten down
 A place they were not heard.

 But now they've come to our front door
 To seek a place to stay,
 A place they can call home a while
 a place to help find their way.

 A way to new beginnings,
 A way to peace of mind
 a way to feel secure again
 and leave all the bad behind.

 We welcome them with open arms
 we dry the tears that fall
 we tell them just how beautiful
 they are to us all.

 As time goes by, we watch them grow
 we see them start to smile
 we see that sparkle in their eyes
 that hasn't been there for a while.

 We see them making brand new friends
 They've taken their lives back
 they move forward with the confidence
 that  they no longer lack.

 If they could see inside my heart
 when we say our "good-byes",
 I hope they know they're in my prayers
 a tear falls from my eyes.

 I pray they make good choices
 to help them reach their goals
 I pray that the Lord will guide and protect
 all their precious souls.

 So proud to see them making their way
 as finally a chance to be free
 I pray they take the tools they've learned
 and make life the best it can be!!

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Iris E. Sankey- Lewis March 8, 2015 at 4:38 PM Shelly, dear Shelly. This is touching, well painted picture of lives in transit to metamorphosis. How thoughtful of you; sharing beauty as beauty can be seen. Bless you, and welcome to Soup's garden.

Edith D Eutsler March 8, 2015 at 3:14 PM Will be faithfully praying for "the girls."

Skat A February 19, 2015 at 6:38 PM Shelly:) Congratulations on having your awesome poem featured on the soups Home Page. ~SKAT LOVE~

Skat A February 13, 2015 at 11:23 PM Happy Valentines Shelly, Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will get much delight in reading and in time become familiar with your verse. As for now, I will greet you with the same smile others passed when I first joined the soup. Wishing you and your poetry the best. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here STARTING with me- SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you wish. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND" Hugs* SKAT

Poet Destroyer A February 13, 2015 at 10:03 PM Shelly , A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. I hope you have fun in this wonderful community. You'll find many friendly poets, who are ready to support and give positive feedback. I will enjoy following you and your poetry:) As I hope one day you will follow and give me a few poetry pointers. We're Lucky To Have you. Enjoy Valentines day, with your New Poet Friend! Happy Valentine's @-> LINDA <-@

Njeri Hunjeri February 12, 2015 at 3:35 AM God bless u for all u do for those girls Shelly Hurst February 19, 2015 at 9:23 PM thank you...I love what I do and am blessed to watch them find themselves again. God bless.