The Peace We Didn't Know--Hope & Survivors Series--Recovery Series

The You,

That 

Should have

Been.

The Me

Inside,

Somewhere

I can't 

Always

Hide.

The Once 

Was,

That 

I never

Seem to

Find.

The Someday,

I

Wished 

Would take over

&

Finally 

Give me

Peace.

The Rest 

Of You,

That

Came to me

To show 

Me 

That

Love 

Patience

Courage

Were more 

Than words

Never

Spoken.

The One

We've

Become,

To show the way

Through

Our

Darkness.

The Shadows,

A 

Testimony

To 

Remind us

Light

Shines different

On 

Everyone.

The Moments,

I 

Realize

Our 

Past 

Is not the same

For 

Everyone.

The Shame,

Always

Thinking

That who we

Really

Are

Still

Shows.

The Hope,

Even 

In the most

Sacred

Despair

Reaches

Out it's hand

So 

I'm never

Truly 

Alone.

The Memories,

That 

Never become

Quite

Clear.

The Gentle 

Grace,

Of 

A 

Soul

Who protects

A mind

That 

Can't 

Cope

With what's still

Lost

There.

The In 

Between,

A 

Place

Somehow 

Balanced 

Inside

Space

&

Time.

The Reflection,

I'll

Never 

Get

To see.

The Fate,

Altered

Against her

Will.

The Person

I've

Become,

Stronger

Than 

All the broken

Pieces

I

May never

Fully

Put back

Together.

The Peace

I've

Made,

Knowing

It's

Up to me

To 

Move 

On.

The Souls

Surrounding 

Me,

A

Reminder

Even broken

Things

Sparkle

In 

The 

Right

Light.

The Gift,

Another

Chance to make

Each day

A 

Little

Better than

The

Last.

The Promise,

I 

Made

To 

Myself

Everyday

I would

Become

All

The things

I've 

Never been.

The You

That 

Should have

Been,

&

The Me

Inside

Somewhere

I can't 

Always 

Hide,

A

Witness

To

Who

We have

Become.

Beautiful

Loving

Gentle

Kind...

The Peace

We 

Didn't

Know,

Is now ours

To give.

The Shelter

We 

Offer,

Stained

Broken

Beautiful.

The Someday,

Waited 

On 

For so long

Finally

Here.