THE GIFT YOU COULD NOT TAKE FROM ME

No one saw it tearing me inside
No one saw the pain I couldn’t put aside

It took away my laughter
It took away my happy ever after

It robbed me of sunny days
It robbed me of secret hideaways

I held back tears
I held many fears

Terrors held me deep and dark
Terrors held me till mornings lark

It robbed me of closeness
It robbed me of happiness

I looked for support
I looked for a fort

Why can no one hear my voice
Why can no one see I had no choice

It robbed me of peace
It robbed me of belief

It made me believe I was weak
It made me believe I was beyond relief

I became nothing but a shadow
I became as if shot through by an arrow

It robbed me of hope
It robbed me of how to cope

It changed my life forever….

Then light began to filter through
Then smiles began a new

Then fear began to ease away
Then peace began to stay

It will not hurt me
It will not take me

Then the clouds began to lift
Then life again became a gift

Then I realised I wasn’t weak
Then I realised I wasn’t beyond relief

It will not tear me down
It will not hold me down

Then I believed in hope again
Then I believed love would remain

Then I started to mend and heal
Then again my heart could feel

It will not beat me
It will not claim me

Then my wings began to unfold
Then my story was no longer untold

Then I flew into the light
Then I knew I’d win this fight

My wings are my statement
My gift from my struggle
My escape from the darkness
Into the glorious light

They carry me to safety
They show me I am free

They are the gift, my past couldn’t take from me.