PROSPEROUSLY

She was shy & timid

She was quiet & meek

She was insecure & felt unpretty...yet

She grew & gained a smile.

She began cracking the shell

Coming from beneath her rock

Attempted to leave home

Go to school & gain some knowledge.

And then college......college

Ya know; the temporary home away from home

Campus encased by train tracks

Inside those tracks, she felt secure

But outside those tracks she was hurt.

She was raped, she was mistreated

She was an object, she was shamed

She hid again & cried endlessly

She lost her smile & felt silenced.

But eventually....

She began to trust again & let people in

She became a mother & learned to love

She learned patience & gained poise

She refused to be a sexual ploy.

And now.....NOW

She is beautiful & graceful

Sexy & sassy...how do I know you ask me?

Because I am Her & She is Me

And I am taking on life

PROSPEROUSLY