Landscape of Me

Out of the ruins of memories

I build my house of confidence
slowly learning again to trust
healing my heart from rust

Around me craters of words
you said to hurt me and feel
that if you’d make me smaller somehow
I would stop to dream

Clouds of doubt now not so dark
And a little sun of hope
windows to my soul I think
still need some water and soap

I dare not look back at the
road which took me here
I never stopped to dream
that one day I’d still be free

Out of the ruins of it all
I now again see the light of day
as I fill the trenches of our war
with some flowers and pray