My Race - 2000

I can see their faces, laughing at me.

The way I look, dress, and act... who I am.

They enter me, break down my walls,

Hurt me unbearably, destroy my very being.

They change my ways, and then I feel no pain.



I become what they want, I know not who I am.

I no longer exist, I am what they created.

But, there is still time, I can find myself.

I will rebuild my walls, rediscover myself.

I'll move on, be myself, and not fall again.



Life is but a race, we are all athletes.

God helps us, walks with us, carries us.

We are strong, and He will never let us lose.



When I look at the sky, clear and blue,

I see what all He has given me.

The joy and the pain that is who I am.

When there are clouds in the heavens,

I really see angels,

Letting me know God is there for me.

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Will Dockery's picture

Very good poe, touching. I've been in this place Amber describes many times.