You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free.
John 8:32. Physical and emotional abuse are lies told in the cruelest way, so often that the victim believes them and is thus made a slave to them. Only the truth, finally believed, can set that v


Victory In Truth

She was fighting a battle again today,
the demons were not new
She had known them more than thirty years
And yes, they knew her too

They knew her heart was tender
They knew her spirit was raw
They knew that they could bend her
They knew their lies were law

She fought today as she always did
with little hope and will
She only wanted to make it through
until they'd had their fill

Their fill of her uncertainty
Their fill of accusation
Their fill of her bowed downess
Their fill of her obligation

But today she found a new strength
Today she found her voice
Today she found she had worth
Today she made a choice

She chose to open her eyes
She chose to unlatch her heart
She chose to clear out her mind
She chose to make a new start

No longer a slave to lies of demeaning
She saw herself as she should
She saw herself through God's eyes
And she knew what she needed to do, she could



Poetry by Phyllis J. Rhodes
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Written on 2006-08-29 at 03:32

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Amanda K
It's kind of u that you have for others. Those ppl do suffer and few do feel their pain.

Love,
2006-08-31


Kathy Lockhart
Absolute power in these words! I felt her brokeness, her battles, and then her strength. So well written, you told the truth of her. So I say Victory! kathy
2006-08-30


Saga
I remember "The Color Purple" when Celie raised her fingers to Mister striking hand and he stop, because he realized that his power over her was gone, and with that, she said "Everything you done to me, has already been done to you". It is evident that God has already judged the oppressor, remember that!
2006-08-29


keith nunes
yes, top marks for this powerful work
2006-08-29