I am thankful –
thankful I survived
the torture and the lies
When I look into their eyes
I am thankful-
the scars across my soul
mark all the times I let go-
to grab a hold of
Forgiveness
the balm of Gilead soothes my mind
in the night
I am thankful
looking from here to there
across time
shivers crawl across my skin
memories close in
pull me under
no longer can they hold me down
long enough to watch me drown
I am thankful
day and night
for holy intervention on a drug filled night
screams no one can hear
lungs on fire
tears unleased
Here I am
All these years later
thankful
in the valley of the shadow of death
streams flow
flowers bloom
and I am thankful.