Transcendence

For so long I have been strong The years have not relented. From an early age I knew, My innocence had lamented. Yearning for a fathers love, Instead the rod was spared. Each time a little part of me, Grew stronger than I dared. And death did not appease me, The damage had been done. I did not need a fathers love, The strength in me had won. In time my heart reached out To touch a different kind of soul And blessed upon us the gifts of life Our children made me whole. My soul mate was my pillar My love, my life, my all In one foul swoop he made a choice And around me rose a wall. The choice did not defeat me The damage had been done I could not turn my back on love The strength in me had won. The recession came upon us And the economy in decline All that we had worked towards Now a messy, tangled vine. At every turn we found a door, Locked without a key. The time had come to let it go And take a bended knee. The loss did not destroy me The damage had been done I could not let this be the end The strength in me had won. As the years passed by, I felt assured There surely can't be more Just when I thought it over, the same cycles as before. I looked deep within to find it - The reason for my being. I just couldn't understand it What could I not be seeing? These lessons are not over The damage is not done But the stength in me will win again the battles I have won©