just a young girl, a child
very meek and very mild
suffering abuse
of adult mistrust and misuse
desperate to escape
the next incident of childhood rape
summer of nineteen sixty-nine
appeared a tall hero and seemingly lifeline
not as much a child as man
together, young formed a plan
to many foolish though it seemed
somehow a life was redeemed
a child within the union set
left behind the evil threat
this child born of desperate time
a living doll that was mine
infant years held strong love
this doll of mine i write of
so many years between
understanding was lost… unseen
mother child in heart retains
regrets of youthful mistakes and pains
now this child of my childhood
long has left age of boyhood
starting now a fiftieth year
since child became a mother here
love, frustration, hope and despair
all have been a part of this pair
both older now and wiser still
overcoming lost good will
reaching out to understand
events that all the years have spanned
child of my childhood know
love was always there to bestow
to a child who forever changed
a life that needed rearranged
the years that life will here to span
know you were part of God’s intended plan
from a burden path a child was set free
heart full of gratitude forever for thee
Emyloom ~ Words Woven Within My Heart 