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I Am More Than…
Listen!
I need to tell you something
Something maybe you haven't heard
with all the other stuff I've been telling you.
Something
maybe I've not felt…
only known…
till now.
ARE YOU LISTENING?
I am more than just a victim…
I mean you know all about that part of me…but…
did you know that I am more?
No longer do I try to rationalize…
minimize…legitimize…
the events of my life…the events of our lives.
I used to…yes…that's true
but
I survived!
And it's true…I was immobilized…paralyzed…
terrorized…
for a long, long time
but
I survived!
And while I know I will
again be victimized…
I no longer have to analyze…sanctify…fantasize…
what is not…
For I AM!
I AM A WOMAN
Moving gracefully…deliberately…confidently…
where I walk.
Victimized……YES Victim…… NO
I AM A WOMAN WHO SURVIVED!
----Kathleen M. Dwyer
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