Look Away

Look away from my suffering if you must

If you find the pain in my face to difficult to bear witness to

It is ok

For I hold no one responsible for the path I have walked

Traveling through has been my focus And intention

Never stopping to see the faults of others

For I knew that I must carry myself through the storm

That in the end the triumph resided in my own belly

Never to be distracted by the pondering of Why

Just accepting that what was laid upon me was for me to burrow down into, to learn, and to overcome.

It would have been all too easy to step to the side of

But I knew if I did I would Be stepping away from myself

This I could not do- no matter.
Lori Ellis