My Name is Woman

My name is Woman

 I am strong
 I make my own choices
 I follow my own path
 I pursue my dreams
 I reach for the stars
 I have power
 I have purpose
 I love
 I hope
 I cherish the present
 I anticipate the future


My name is Victim
 I am helpless
 I have no dreams
 I can’t see the stars
 I am weak
 I am defeated
 I have no choices
 I have only pain
 I am numb
 I am without hope
 I cry
 I ache
 I hurt for the present
 I see no future


My name is Sorrow

 I have pain
 I live in darkness
 I walk alone
 I fear all things
 I am timid
 I am ugly
 I am repulsed by my memories
 I am paralyzed by my thoughts
 I pray for relief
 I receive no reply


My name is Burden

 I keep my secret
 I have no one who will share it
 I walk alone
 I must not tell
 I bear it unaided
 I have no choice
 I bow beneath it
 I fall
 I break
 I long for relief
 I have forgotten where to look


My name is Impostor

 I smile
 I laugh
 I lift others up
 I care for my family
 I am cheerful
 I make others laugh
 I answer “I’m fine”
 I am dying inside
 I cry
 I mourn
 I think wicked things
 I hesitate to pray
 I can’t trust others
 I don’t trust myself


My name is Emptiness

 I have no love
 I have no hate
 I have no feelings, no dreams, no desires
 I am numb
 I never smile
 I seldom cry
 I wake each day to nothingness
 I rest each night in the barrenness of my soul


My name is Heartache

 I cry for the aloneness
 I ache from the void
 I grieve for the stolen memories
 I mourn the loss of my joy
 I long to be happy
 I feel only sadness, emptiness, pain
 I reach for the things that were taken
 I cannot touch them
 I stumble over the ruins of my life


My name is Survivor

 I take control of my life
 I fight to overcome
 I reclaim my power
 I see progress, change, growth
 I honor the process
 I am not a victim
 I laugh and smile
 I cry and weep
 I welcome the return of my feelings
 I begin to trust myself again
 I reach out timidly to others
 I work and learn and mourn and rejoice


My name is Lori

 I am strong
 I have choices
 I follow a different path
 I pursue new dreams
 I have power
 I have purpose
 I grieve the past
 I work through it and move on
 I still feel pain
 I use it to help others
 I use it to help myself
 I learn to love again
 I welcome the return of the little girl inside
 I believe in God
 I believe in ME!!