Victim No More
(copyright) Lauryl Stone, July 1993, Carrboro
In tears I sit,
In tears you left me
Broken dreams pouring
out of my heart
memories flooding
out of my mind
until at last I am
an empty vessel
Who will fill it?
By Goddess, I will!
With capering cats
and merry dancers
poignant memories that
are mine -- and mine
alone.
Wild nights under full Moons
no man's slave and no one's master
but my own
free to follow
wherever
I might lead
no one will drain me again.
And I will write and dance
and sing and shout
until at last I stand
in tears of joy,
in tears of laughter
The circle is closed.
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