Recovery

by Irene Daniel


A journey with no
  destination
As I rescue
   abandoned pieces
   of myself


Some I lost
   and never sought
Others jettisoned
   for immediate survival
   somewhere along the way


Still others
   sacrificed
   at the altar
   of success


But all lost
    lost
    lost


The little girl
   before me
     beckons
The little girl
   inside me
   longs


Her world is
   safe and sweet
   and kind
She teaches me
   to play again


Now it is safe
   to remember
   and recover
   and live


For what abides
   resides
   inside


                                                                                                                                       Irene Daniel   Copyright 2014   All rights reserved.