Love Poem: Beyond the Shame
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Written by: April Bartaszewicz

Beyond the Shame

A voice, a vision, a spark, a flame
now its time to look beyond the blame

I've opened the door and faith stepped in
Finally I'm ready for my life to begin

Not how it was or how I thought it should be
But with my past and my future merged authentically

Beyond the silence, the shame, the fear
I've grown through the pain that has brought me here

I'm learning to live
with both laughter and tears,
an to trust myself
as well as my peers

learning to feel,
to love, to guide
I know I'm a little damaged
and now have no reason to hide
although I still strugle
daily to survive,
I'm finally glad 
to be alive.