Unhidden - Chelster Ryan
I’ve been beaten like a helpless dog.
I’ve been treated like a harlot. I’ve been treated like trash. I’ve been sitting in the dark. I whisk through the shadow like a ghost. I hide like a groundhog, I come out once a year. I’m as scared as a new born baby. I’m as youthful as a ten year old child. I’m as shy as a turtle, but as furious as a cheetah. I’m treated like an abandoned child. I don’t have loving parents, I do have loving friends. I won’t hide from sunlight anymore. I’ll keep my head as high as the sky. I will show I’m strong as a lion. I will come out from the shadows, and I will not hide anymore. I will not cry myself a river anymore. I will not let my dark thoughts and memories consume me anymore. I will no longer take beatings like a helpless dog. I will not be used like a harlot, or treated like a trap. I am no longer a ghost of my former self. I may be unloved by my family, but I am loved by my friends. Hiding is no longer an option of mine. |
Photo Credit: Lilliana Betz
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