I HAVE BEEN BROKEN BUT I AM BEAUTIFUL

I have walked in shoes that were not mine, no matter the color or the size, I have had to climb hills and mountains, swim rivers and drink water from other people’s fountains.
I HAVE BEEN BROKEN BUT I AM BEAUTIFUL

My tears have mingled with yours, hers, and theirs, I have had to fight battles that were not always mine, and I have been on bended knees and lain supine. I have made journeys that I did not pack for, beaten bruised and sore,
I HAVE BEEN BROKEN BUT I AM BEAUTIFUL

I have hidden my face behind hands that have worked and toiled, planted seeds in unfertile soil. I have screamed and yelled, went through storms and UN-necessary hell.
I HAVE BEEN BROKEN BUT I AM BEAUTIFUL

I have given my life’s blood, the skin of my back, but I have never given up and never looked back, I have not forgotten where I have been, and some of the predicaments that I have been in, I have lain in some dark places and encountered UN-familiar faces.
I HAVE BEEN BROKEN BUT I AM BEAUTIFUL

THE SOUL OF A WOMAN.

How can I describe the soul of a woman?
What words can I say? How shall I define it?
And in what way? Have you ever felt warm
Sunshine against your face? Ever felt the
Texture of raw silk and French lace? Ever
Seen the sun set on an ocean blue, ever seen
A rainbow colored in every hue?
The soul of a woman. Ever smelt fresh cut
Flowers in the early morn, ever seen a glow
When a baby’s born? Can you picture God
Smiling while he created Eve ever thought
That a woman’s love the world would need?
The soul of a woman. Ever seen the sun rise
On dew covered grass, seen candy kiss’s
Against frosted glass? Have you ever seen
The moon glow on a flowing river, seen
The radiance of motherhood, a life giver?
The soul of a woman. Ever felt hands as
As cotton, ever smelled honeysuckle in
The summer after it has blossomed?
Ever felt rain drops against your eyelids,
Ever seen a woman be gentle with her kids? The
Soul of a woman. Have you ever heard
God clap at his wondrous creation?
Seen soft petals on a pink carnation?
Ever seen moonbeams smile, or heard
The sweet laughter of a child? Ever seen
Real diamonds shine, or a heart as true