My Life Took A U-Turn.... Poem by Edwina Aleme

All i could do was
stare at the ceiling....
body, shaking, unable to
mutter any words....
that day was gloomy
and scary....
What do i do now?
should i carry a gun to kill?
do i commit murder?
or just stay indoors as a hermit....
away from prying eyes that pierce
into the innermost part of my soul,
I just hung in there until
courage lifted me and
in, came hope to make look up....
I overcame the anger and bitterness
i once felt and forgave....
sat up straight,
shoulders, square.
head high enough to see far
I overcame....
I had to move on with my life..