I would like to share a poem that was written after I acknowledged and accepted my repressed memories of sexual abuse in my childhood. I had buried all these memories and as I worked through them, I wrote this poem and I would like to share it, if it could help someone else.

Coming out of Hiding

Hiding in the darkness - Alone...
unable to feel the warmth of the sunlight on my face.

Until the truth was revealed, and set me free,
Free to accept who I really am,
Free from the deceptions of the past.

Step by step I walk into the future,
where happiness and the light can now filter in.
Growth and abundance of life can be sown
into the once dry ground.

Life's Journey is a mixture of bitter and sweet,
melded together brings
Peace, Harmony and Strength.

My Life can now be healed, restored
and made whole.......

By Vicki
February 22, 2003
Posted with permission