My Inner Child

She is there, I know she is

but I cannot seem to find her.

She went away when that shadow of his

had snuck up behind her.

She disappeared that awful night

like a vapor in the wind.

Who could blame her, her flight

when he set upon her his sin.

For years, she was in hiding

too ashamed to show her face,

feeling as if she was dying

when his shadow claimed her space.

There came a day the clouds had cleared,

she stood there before my eyes.

She’s finally home, she reappeared

and we held each other and cried.

We thought his sin was ours to bear,

the embarrassment and shame.

But no, his wrongs we do not share,

he is the only one to blame.

So now we giggle and carry on,

no longer the need to hide.

We celebrate and we have fun,

happy to have survived.

Written by Faith Capone