She Had Begun To Feel A Strength Poem by Alison Smith

The crossroads have loomed up and hit her
Her confusion has become immense
She knows not which way to turn
Its as though her ability to decide has been taken away.

All her old terrors have returned
She feels them attacking her
The childhood filled with nightmares
Her loneliness as a teen
Her hopelessness rears its head
The death of her first born
Her entrapment is there again

They rush at her
Pulling her too and fro
How can she move from here
Can she again escape her pain?

She had begun to feel a strength
A smile had lived on her face
She had felt he inner powers swell
She had even made friends.

Could that all be gone again
Was she to be again chained in her cell
Tears flow down her face
All she wanted was to be FREE

She knows not what to do now
All paths seem to be lost
Her desire is crushed
She cries out... 'I don’t know who is me'