A solemn woman of great fortitude
Two children clasping tightly at her skirt
Her face wears the bruises of disparity
The remnants of abuse stained upon her shirt
Friends and family have faded away
The pain of suffering a deterrent to salvation
So she walks alone into the dark night
Courage to leave bringing great elation
Love once so tender replaced by terror
Liquor and failures turn cold the heart
Attempts to return sanity supplanted by anger
Aggression necessitates the need to depart
Although the unknown waits as she walks
She fears not what lies out there
Her children are safe and by her side
Faith restored by strangers who care
