My Own Strength

      

By Patrice W. Williams/Poetic Lyricist

Patrice W. Williams/Poetic Lyricist   So many thoughts spinning, churning   A body that had betrayed me, I thought   From the sudden bursts of pain   Unprepared for the journey of broken pieces   Embraced each ache   Moved above my greatest struggles   Remark the remarkable scars   Into a work of art   Scars of war, scars of fierceness, scars to remind me just who I am   Wearing my trauma like warpaint   So I rang that bell in celebration, in gratitude   The beauty of my resilience and strength   Exhausted from helping others while I was in need   My dreams, my healing, my voice was crumbling   Needing to hear from God   For me, for my children, for my family   God saw me when I didn’t see myself   Commanded that I get up   To serve the purpose attached to my name   Running, walking, crawling to lift the weight off of me   Cried out, break every chain, break every chain   He heard my cry and brought it back through my pain   As I remained resilient to help the next in line   I did not digress as I saw the progress in my determination   Always extra, more pronounced than before   So if your eyes don’t light up when you see me coming   Just focus……………….they will.   I am that woman, phenomenally, I am still all that!   Poetically,   Patrice Watley Williams, Founder: wearitgirlwigs.org amazon.com/author/patricewatleywilliams SUrvivor & Volunteer/ http://www.iwillsurviveinc.org/   ***to purchase my books click any link below: http://www.amazon.com/My-Pen-Speaks-Poetic-Vibes/dp/160911325X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313849129&sr=8-1 http://www.booksamillion.com/p/My-Pen-Speaks/Patrice-Watley-Williams/9781609113254?id=5058590506127   Thank you for allowing me the freedom to be expressive as my Caterpillars blossom into Butterflies!!!