I shut my eyes and open my mind <br />And let the folded memories unwind <br />A past so real it needs no spark <br />To let it come rushing out of the dark <br /> <br />I remember a time when I used to cry <br />A time when I thought the world was a lie <br />I remember a time when I lived in denial <br />A time when I didn't know how to smile <br /> <br />I remember a man who made me scream <br />During every night and every dream <br />I remember the man who held me down <br />In a sea of tears he let me drown <br /> <br />But... <br /> <br />I remember that man is now behind bars <br />A place where he can't see the stars <br />I remember a day when the future was dim <br />But in that sea of tears I learned to swim <br /> <br />I remember that I see the world as true <br />I can smile at everyone and I do <br />I remember how I climbed out of the mud <br />How I beat the assault and cleared the blood <br /> <br />I shut my eyes and open my mind <br />And let the folded memories rewind <br />The candle of my past burnt to a spark <br />My past has now drifted into the dark<br /><br />Becky Ginn<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/abused/
