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<\/p>\nI find myself in this dark and lonely place,<\/p>\n
As I feel the walls closing in on me,<\/p>\n
I have no where to face.<\/p>\n
I reach out above me, hoping to see the light.<\/p>\n
But this emptiness inside me makes it hard to stand up and fight.<\/p>\n
I can take this pain no longer<\/p>\n
And let this man keep hurting me,<\/p>\n
I lay here in the darkness hoping to be free.<\/p>\n
I wonder if I am to blame for all this misery.<\/p>\n
I ask God to hear my voice in my dark and lonely plight.<\/p>\n
This way of life is killing me, like a cold hard steely knife.<\/p>\n
My heart breaks inside me, while I\u2019m praying to be free.<\/p>\n
A little voice inside me is telling me to flee.<\/p>\n
I wish it was so easy; I have little ones depending on me.<\/p>\n
So, I hold my grief inside me wishing to be free.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been many years now, and nothing new has changed.<\/p>\n
I am struggling for survival in this same old desperate place.<\/p>\n
God give me strength to stand up for my rights, I say with all my might.<\/p>\n
As I finally get up and blindly take my flight.<\/p>\n
I know not where I\u2019m going, or what will become of me.<\/p>\n
But I have taken my loved ones, and I am glad to finally be free.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a long hard struggle to start this new found life.<\/p>\n
God give me strength and guide me through my hard and troubled strife.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been working two jobs now to keep this way of life<\/p>\n
My children are alone now, sharing in my plight.<\/p>\n
How can I survive this; with my children at my side?<\/p>\n
And not neglect my loved ones while I struggle with this fight.<\/p>\n
I think I\u2019ve found the answer to this dilemma in my life.<\/p>\n
I will join the military to support myself and loved ones in this hard and difficult plight.<\/p>\n
As I leave my children behind, my heart breaks inside; but I have no choice, to leave them while I struggle with my life.<\/p>\n
Someday, I hope they will understand why I left them to go so far away.<\/p>\n
God knows this distance from them, wasn\u2019t in my plan.<\/p>\n
I have plans to see them soon, and together we will stay.<\/p>\n
We shall soon all be safe in this new found place.<\/p>\n
We will all be happy, and I will see their smiley face.<\/p>\n
The military has other plans for me.<\/p>\n
Which makes it hard to return to my family.<\/p>\n
Further away I go, to another foreign space.<\/p>\n
It seems the answer to my struggle is still a long hard race.<\/p>\n
I find myself in Battle in a far and lonely place.<\/p>\n
I pray that I will return, to see my children\u2019s face.<\/p>\n
I think of them quite often, as I lay myself to sleep.<\/p>\n
I pray God will watch over them and keep them safe for me.<\/p>\n
The days and nights grow longer, as I miss my family.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been away a long time now; I hope they still think of me.<\/p>\n
Finally the time has come to return; and I pray this time I can stay.<\/p>\n
I know that in this time; that I have been away,<\/p>\n
There have been many hurts that words just cannot say.<\/p>\n
I hope that we can find the way to mend our broken hearts.<\/p>\n
And try to understand why we have been so far apart.<\/p>\n
Returning has been difficult, but I am stronger than before.<\/p>\n
It is much easier now to leave and close behind the door.<\/p>\n
It is not you I leave behind, but the life I had before.<\/p>\n
I sit here now, far away in my quite space<\/p>\n
Thinking of you in my mind, I see your lovely face.<\/p>\n
I wish you to know that although we are still apart,<\/p>\n
I will always love and keep you both, in the center of my heart.<\/p>\n
I give you this so when you feel that you are all alone,<\/p>\n
You will know that in my heart you are never far from home.<\/p>\n
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Love, Mom<\/p>\n
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By Rosalinda Romo I find myself in this dark and lonely place, As I feel the walls closing in on me, I have no where to face. I reach out above me, hoping to see the light. But this emptiness … Continue reading