Alive

Debra Reay
Dec 19, 2021

In a place of peace

Of harmony

No longer a recluse

She survived you

Thrived because of you

Living, no thanks to you

Like a bullet embedded

In her chest, she breathes

Home is where she lays her head

Where she owns her own soul

Because of you, she is

Alive

Photo Credit:Stephanie Greene Unsplash

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Debra Reay

Writer, Poet and survivor of childhood abuse! Author of poem's~A Child Unloved, Soul Destroyed and more recently, The little girl in yellow bows.