Today's prompt is:'Belong'
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Where I belong
Childhood didn't fit
with illegitimate
writ large across my life
until they did the decent thing
and became husband and wife
Mind and body abused,
unwanted, neglected and
used, so I escaped
into words
wrote out my heart
longing to belong
Somewhere
as friends proved fickle
to this extrovert-shy
child heart looking
to be a part
one of the crowd
not stand-out alone
when face and form didn't fit
selection for a sporting team
and being accepted
remained a distant dream
I gave all I had
yet secret things
remained locked up
with feeling sad
and bad in my own
and others' eyes
no athletic glory
nor academic prize
and yet I yearned
to be accepted
just as I am
Then a Voice
whispered close
drew me in
with cords of love
compassion
and forgiveness
for my sin
full acceptance
and understanding
of everything
my life of pain
and mess
Now unfurling
as plant to sun
with tendrils of trust
leaning close
to Father's heart
the One True Place
where I belong
in His embrace
lifted and held
each day by
fresh outpourings
of love and grace
with fears
of being an outsider
no longer holding sway
©JoyLenton2013
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