Posted by tina on June 29, 2001, at 9:16:09
In reply to Re: I feel invisible, posted by yo-wazzzup on June 28, 2001, at 17:12:15
Thank you wazzzup. Talk about perspective. That poem is great. Do you mind if I print it out and keep it?
thanks again
hugs
tina> 'ADD-A-TUDE'
> She was dealt a rough hand from the start...
> Confused emotions, pre-coceived notions, life wasn't so sweet
> Kaotic days, sleepless nights, future so bleak
> A journey to take
> Footprints to make
> Cautiously, she proceeded
> Faced with tribulations, she refused to be defeated
>
> Who was she? Where was she? At times she didn't know
> Day by day, down the unbeaten path she did go
> One step forward, three back
> A will to survive keeps her on track
> A stumble, sometimes a fall
> When she couldn't get up, she tried to crawl
>
> Secluded, she discovered other women ventured the road less travelled too
> Caring direction & hopeful insite filtered through
> SOMETHING INSIDE HER KEPT INSISTING LIFE WAS FOR LIVING, NOT MERELY EXISTING
> Bit by bit her strength grew
> Precise destiny,she never knew
>
> She dreamt of passion iin all she did
> Behind the scars & hurt she often hid
> Abuse murders ones soul, fortunately every dusk has it's dawn
> Her spirit returned, once she took control & moved on
> One day in her deepest pain
> She reviewed her journey & what she had gained
>
> She'll never forget...but her losses have subsided
> No longer dominant, her trials & experiences became tools provided
> A mirror image, her life's goal
> All the fragments came together completing a whole
> A future empowered & knowledge to impart, life consists of 10% what comes her way & 90% reaction, she realized that day
> She'd completed her journey to heart...
>
>
> I wrote that four or five years ago when I was in denial. I've never dealt with any of my issues to any extent. I'm the queen of de'nile (recently admitted it wasn't only a river in egypt). I don't need therapy-that's for weak individuals.HAHAHA Boy, was I walkin' around dazes & confused. I've been abused so many times I've lost count. Part of it is a learned behavior. Part is my desire to prove there is good in people. Nieve? maybe?!? I tend to believe it's a type of self destructive behavior. IF SOMEONE HURTS YOU ONCE - SHAME ON THEM!IF SOMEONE HURTS YOU TWICE - SHAME ON YOU!!!(advice I give but never follow) Used, taken advantage of...etc. PICK ME, PICK ME!!! There are some nasty indiviuals out there. I dish out awesome advice, trouble is, I'm crappy @ following it. (do as I say, not as I do) You are not alone. You arn't the first to have those feelings & you certainly won't be the last. I'd lay bets on that.
>
> > I just get disappointed and hurt if I open my heart and yet I still keep doing it and getting hurt over and over. How dumb can one person be?
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