I was a child br Beguiled and fresh br Of innocents and new br Who played like many br With trust and hope br For the future that would be new br But unlike many br I broke in two br A rag doll in despair br And knew not of the br Wrong been done br To a child of one so young br Suppressed I learned br So young in life br Of what not to share br Love, life and Happiness br Were things to me not real br I walked around half dead half live br Thinking alas is this my life br And every day I cried in vain br Crying I want to take my life br But life for me continued br In suffering and pain br Never really sharing br br All that I had gained br Life can take its ups and downs br For me more so the downs br But then I learned to look for hope br That carried me to higher ground br So from childhood to teenage years br To young adult I grew br With all those years of doubt and shame br Suppressed with in my pain br The burden I carried for so many years br Turned to hatred and pain br So for many years my anger br Took me through a life of pain br Of self doubt and helplessness br So I always hide my pain br You learn to live you bare the pain br Of all that life can give br Then grow into a women br That your burdens you bare alone br But now I stand before you br A women of today br Learning, Love, Life and Happiness br And this time for me it’s real br And with open arms I learn br To share my love once again br With all my family and Friends br I say thanks once again.