A Survivor’s View

Many of you may not know this about me but I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. It has been something that has been very difficult for me to live with and this poem expresses my struggles. Lately I have been doing a lot of introspection and writing and I am trying to understand how best to share my story with people. My hope is to share my story in such a way that it may be of help to others who live with the same struggles as I do.

A Survivor’s View

by Kyla Phoenix

In pitch darkness I lie curled up in water I hide

Dreading the flood of the blue tide I cry

Inside myself I hide until the red rivers that flow from me subside

Every time I disappear I die one small piece at a time

I wish this truth was a lie, sometimes I wish to die

From my memories I am unable to hide

Know one sees the scars that are hidden inside

All I know for certain is that I survived and I spend each day trying to figure out why

Maybe one day I can help another victim to surf this black tide

Until they understand that their beauty within can never die

Together we will make the truth a matter of pride and boldly proclaim that we survived

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