..~•gracie ♡
i sat with my thoughts for endless days
wondering if i had enough strength
if i could find the way
i was just a child alone in a place
that never gave me the warmth
of my mothers embrace
i never had a momma who held me near
no safety no comfort nothing to endear
how could i provide a life worth living
to a soul i hadn't planned on giving
petrified of what i didn’t know
facing choices that felt too heavy to hold
not ready to grow up so fast
there i sat with a choice to cast
taken time, i chose her
understanding the gift to choose
grateful for the chance not to lose
i chose her and in that breath
it wasn’t just me
it was her in every depth
i promised her goodness
promised her peace
vowed to give her a world
where opportunities increase
years in turmoil to break the chains
to unlearn the echoes of my pain
to find love where hate had reigned
decades passed to finally grasp love’s full name
she is my peaceful dove
my future unfolding
a home wrapped in love
true motherhood unfolding
loving her with so much to give
cherishing every moment we live
she is freedom she is light
she makes me proud in all her fight
my vow is to never use her
for wicked games of spite
i had an abuser
stricken me with all her might
grace is her name
given away from the pain
of a momma who only knew evil reign
a name not cast in vain
but now i have her
and she has me
for eternity
my little gracie
