I
Believe in Me
For many
years of my life
I wore my
heart for all to see
Making it
much too easy
For others
to take advantage of me.
I
lived and I loved three times
To the
loftiest heights
Always
crashing to the ground
When my
loves took wings of flight.
I put my
whole being into love
Never
thinking of myself
Whatever I
truly needed
Was put
high upon a shelf.
I
thought another person
Could make
me whole
Until I
spent hours alone
Looking
deep within my soul.
Life
is different now
I found the
woman I used to be
I know once
again who I am inside
In myself I
now believe.
I know what
I have to offer
I am kind
.... I love .... I care
No one will
crush my spirit again
For now
I'm wiser and aware.
Poem by
Carol Barton
Copyright
2005 ~ Carol Barton