FREEDOM - THRITY YEARS LATER

~~FREEDOM
My second day of freedom never tasted so good
Lord, it’s almost cathartic feeling all this peace as I should
I get live, I get to sleep in and when I wake up, I don’t need to fight
Or, continue to look over my shoulder when my spirit leaves each night

On May eighth, I left my shadow hanging outside of their front door
And as I turned around, God whispered to me, “Child, they can never hurt you anymore”
The destruction these people brought into my life, harmed my mind and body beyond repair
They have no souls for the destruction they caused; taking my children, my dreams, was so unfair

As I turned to look them in the eyes, I heard God whisper again
He said, “Angel, you have finally won!,” the rest of your life will not be the same!
Exactly thirty-years to the date, I stood before these monsters to plead my case
And the memory of the destruction they caused to my life, is something I cannot erase

To be called a liar, a cheat, and a fraud by the ones that controls your fate
Was the cruelest joke I’ve tried to hide from, as I wrote down the name of each doctor that used me as bait
Thirty years later, I’ll now take my place in life without thought of further harm
All that I’ve learned, taught me how to be assertive, and courageous with great charm
What closed the book on my medical nightmare were the things that I was taught
God brings you into this world with integrity; you are not someone who can be bought!

© Brenda Keough 
   May 10, 2015
    5:15-5:17 p