Believe (And still I have my doubts, tsk tsk tsk shame on me)

I was told

you'll amount to nothing

        you'll always need a man to take care of you

                     you'll wind up in the mental ward

AND I BELIEVED IT

So, I have been

 

I was told

your a PTSD, Chronically depressed, panic attack ridden soul with psychotic tendicies

AND I BELIEVED IT

So, I was

 

I pretended my daughter who I gut wrenchingly lost contact with for twelve years was alive and happy, married with children

AND I BELIEVED IT

So, she is

 

B  E  L  I  E  V  E

Reviews

[My Fair Lady]

Wrapping loving arms around my lovely friend.... Believe that. Believe that.

[Crowley]

Damn...now that is a stark reality right there. I like a good punch in the balls every once in a while...makes one catch their breath and thank God you have the sense not to make the same mistake again. Great writing here....

[Tony]

Isn't it strange how we prefer to believe lies than accept the responsibility of our own formidable power?
I am amazed at how well this Author articulates her frustration with this concept.
Seeing is Believing, no?
No. Believe, then See.
I think.

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

words are so so powerful~ unless we are made of pyrite and ignious rocks able to block or burn away those beliefs others would dream into us~ we are all affected to one point or another by the words of those we trust and love~ how cruel of them~the ones we hold intimately to wield the power of words in such careless manners~
but somehow we resurface out of all those cruel expectations and begin dreaming ourselves for ourselves~

how stunningly moving your last stanza~