Escaping Dark Magic

Written for "COLORING THE WORLD CONTEST "   by SHERRI G ♥ WDC ♥
Prompt: "Dark Magic"

Escaping Dark Magic

Once lost, caught in a web of never-ending lies,
I’ve seen the sun, taken a breath and opened my eyes.
Baby steps lead me down the dark winding roads;
Scarred hands holding the biting shards of hope;
Crying. Dying. Still denying.

Cursed; I must have been at the moment of my first breath;
To a long and lonely life before mercifully freed in death.
Perhaps it was a voodoo doll – with my green eyes
That held me captive for so long – I despise
The maker. The breaker. The soul-taker.

Ah, but where there is darkness, there is light
And I’m returning from the shadows prepared to fight.
Armored in courage and sheer determination,
Battling for a healing future; my salvation;
Anticipating; waiting; calculating.

Who brought this murderous black magic upon my head?
Does it surprise that my soul has awakened; that I am not dead?
I no longer retreat; I am not waived by selfish desires
I have long been burned by those hellish fires;
The concrete heat of narcissistic defeat.

I have risen from the dust – ashes no more.
A stronger Me than I’ve ever been before,
I will walk steadfast in the radiance of life;
A daughter, sister, friend, mother, wife.
I will not fall, will not crawl; I will stand tall.