The List

She penned a list-

With the words her abuser called her.

She was more than the words on the list-

Words that stabbed deep within her soul.

She was more than the words,

That made her feel crazy-

Worthless & all alone.

She was more than the ugly words-

That entrapped her like a raging storm-

That came down with all its force.

Who was she then-

If she wasn’t the ugly words she wrote-

The words spoken by her abuser?

She was but the daughter of the King-

King of the Most High.

And knowing who she truly was in God-

She took her list-

And burned it.

She destroyed the list-

That nearly wiped her from existence.

She held on to her Father’s hand-

And chose His Living Words, instead.

~ Cesiah~