I Remember Her! Poem by Vonda Overlie

I remember her.
Unsure, wanting so bad to be perfect.

Doing everything in her power to keep the peace.
Running to and fro, trying to fix it all.

Left on the corner, knowing she would carry the load.
Tears streaming down her face, she marched on.

Always the obedient one, trying to bring the smiles.
As she lay in her bed many a night, holding herself.

Ashamed of the skin she was in.
Branded as worthless.

Deep inside this girl, burn a fire.
Burning away the shame, the past.

Today she walks tall, successful, beautiful, free.