Safe Homes Project
SURVIVOR STORIES
Woman
By E.M.
Woman of a thousand colors
Woman of many facets
Woman of many talents
Woman of great sensitivity
Woman of great strength
Woman who gives life
Woman who is worth much more
than pain and humiliation
Woman that transforms her life day by day
facing the future without fear
Rebirths as a chrysalis
to a new dawn of a thousand colors
Untitled
By P.M.
I,
Thought everything would be so beautiful
but, it wasn't
As time went by
I found myself to be in a dead end
The only exit would be death
I thought I would never get out
Everything was dark
Days were gray
I felt stuck in time
If it rained, I cried
When it was cold and I covered up myself
It felt colder
When I was alone, I would think of ways
to get out of this living hell
why me?
Why go on living?
but at the end, I found the light
I can see clearly as the shining sun
I feel as a blossoming flower
A strong tree with big green leaves
And that's how I feel
I feel strong to go on in life
until the end of me.
I Just Want to Fly
By Migdalia
I just want to fly far away,
Where things are bright,
Where flowers grow,
And the wind softly blows.
I do not know if I am happy or if I am sad,
The only thing I know is that I want to fly.
Fly how? I am in a cage,
I don't know how to fly.
How can I do it?
There is no way.
Or else there is.
Can I leave the cage, without getting my body out of it?
Maybe it could be possible if I try.
I can use my mind.
Dream with my eyes open.
Dream with my eyes closed.
Yes, it is possible...
Oh no! I am not satisfied.
It is not the same.
I need to leave the cage!
But then what could happen to me?
I am afraid, I have never been outside alone
What will I do if I fall?
I do not even know if I have wings.
I can't see them, I can't feel them.
I can't see my back.
Can someone tell me if I have wings on my back?
