When I was Diggin Through the Garbage, I Found Myself!
Where Are You Hiding Yourself?
!As I was digging through the garbage, I found myself.
I was lying there helpless and buried beneath my past.
My life had been marred and shattered into shameI did not have a voice, a heart or a name.
My eyes had become blind from the false visions of hope.
My ears had closed up from the many lies that I had been told.
I had given up on all of my hopes and on my dreams.
I had buried my life and only my past had remained.
I looked at myself, and decided that I wanted to be free.I
f I wanted to live, then I had to breath life back into me.
I cleaned up myself and got rid of the dirt.
I shook off all of the old bitterness, resentment, and old hurts.
I washed myself clean from the stench of the past.
I looked in the mirror and took off the mask.
I stood face to face with the woman that I was meant to be.
I was no longer longing to be anyone else, but me.
As I was digging through the garbage, I found myself.
I found a person who had been forgiven and who was truly blessed.
I found someone whom I had never known to exist before.
I finally found My True Self, and so much more.
© 2008 by Janice M. Chambers
(AKA) Maggie McKinley
Published by Maggie Mckinley-Davis
Maggie Mckinley-Davis " is the owner of ASTEPUP Publications and author of several online articles and books. She resides in North Carolina with her family. View profile
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