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I Wept


Everyday has to
start with a first step
Mine was when I saw my childhood
Through my eyes
as a survivor of abuse
and I wept.


I wept because I saw the
sins of sexual abuse in me
as an innocent child
which will not leave me
andI wept


I wept because I saw the
the dirtiness of my soul
which calls out for healing;
to set me free from sin
and I wept

 
I wept when I opened
my Heartto Jesus
as I had leftHis side
not once or twice but many times
as Jesus is my Savior
and I wept


I wept each day at Mass
because God gave us
His only Son Jesus to us all
whodied for us so as we could live
and I wept


I wept when Mary,
Jesus Mother gave us Her lovingly son
and walked up the hill
to watch her Son die on the cross
to save us all from our sins
and I wept

 
I wept when a nun acknowledge
to the abuse she did to me
as a child in her care
but the nuns said that their was no
wrong-doing by the nuns
and I wept

 
I wept when I lost my son
who is in Heaven with God
with my seven lost babies
who passed away before full time
and I wept

 
I wept at the age of fifty-one
when I saw my brothers and sisters
for the first time in my life
as they talk of our mother with love
and I wept

 
I wept because
I never saw my mother
as I was told I was an orphanchild
and my mother had past away
before I could see her
and I wept

 
I wept
because the nuns apologized to me
for the abuse they did to me as a child
with out love
and then said there was
no wrong-doing by the nuns
and I wept

 
I wept because Iam so blessed
to have Jesus, Mary, St. Joseph
and St. Ann, Mary's Mother
as my Heavenly family
here on earth
and I wept


I wept for the children I see on TV
who have died because of the abuse
they received from their abusers
with no one to help them
and I wept


I wept formy mother
because I see her in her children
as our mother's love is still in them
with their tender love for our mother
and I wept.


I weptfor joy
wheneach baby of ours was born
with love in our Hearts
to share with them ourlove so true
as each day goes by
and I wept


I wept each time my daughter
went back to her abusive partner
who abused her more
as each time was worst than before
and I wept


I wept because
one day I will see my mother at last
who awaits for me in Heaven with my son
as that will be the day I will face my God
to stand before Him up above
and I wept


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