Everyday we are inspired by the stories, voices, strength, and resiliency of the clients we walk alongside and the survivors who feel called to make a difference and eagerly help pave a new, different path for others who may be experiencing abuse in a marriage or relationship by sharing their knowledge and experience.
This poem was written and shared by ‘Rosalie’, a survivor of domestic abuse staying in Safe Harbor’s Greenville emergency safe shelter.
THE VOYAGE
STRANDED ON A JOURNEY
NO CHOICE, I MUST TAKE
NOW YIELDED IN SHAME
FROM MISTAKES THAT I MAKE
WHAT IS MY DESTINY
WHERE CAN IT BE
IS IT SAFE IN A BOTTLE
LEFT DRIFTING TO ME?
STORMS IN THE HORIZON
EACH WAVE AT MY FEET
MY ANCHOR IS CAUGHT
BY THE MURK IN THE DEEP
THUNDEROUS CLOUDS
IMMERSED IN THE SKY
LOST IN THE TWILIGHT
DESTINED TO DIE
AIMLESSLY DRIFTING
NO ESCAPE FROM THE NIGHT
EACH CRASHING WAVE
THIS VESSEL CAN’T FIGHT
CAN’T LET THIS OCEAN CONSUME ME
MUST FIND COURAGE AND STRENGTH
THIS SHIP WILL SURVIVE
TO A HARBOR THAT’S SAFE
SAILS LIFTED HIGH
CARESSED BY THE WIND
THE BREEZE GENTLY GUIDES ME
NEW PASSAGE, MY FRIEND
RESCUED, REDEEMED
DELIVERED AT SEA
NOW THE VOYAGE CONTINUES
DESTINED BY ME
