I am a woman

I am a woman

She was young and troubled within

wanting to escape

but no place to go

Watching others faithfully

she was learning as she went

trying hard not to commit an error

She reminisced about her sufferings

trapped because she did not

know that she had all the answers

She was still a child

dreaming

of

becoming

a woman

not

knowing \what

waited

in front

of her

Still

she will try the best she can

even though she cannot change what is to be

A voice came to her:

Remember there is a joy.

There is a peace.

A quietness within you.

She was young

and troubled within

but now she realizes that

to escape

she must

depend

on herself

Now she has

a true 

friend

her troubles are over

Her time's

not up

only beginning

Is she free?

I will my blessings.

To escape I

have to remove the bars.

I am no longer a child.

I am a woman.

copyrighted by Cynthia Taylor-Edwards