ABUSE POETRY Symptoms of Abuse Neal and Jesse    The Face of Evil    No More    Dying to Live Poor Little Girl   I Moved On    A Child's Unspoken Plea POETRY ABUSE POETRY MEMORIAL PAGES     MY AWARDS GUEST BOOK AND LINKS MY FAMILY ROOM HOUSEHOLD HINTS INSPIRATIONAL HOME Seduced by the Past Seduced by the past Threatened by the present Estranged from the future At times we get lost in the past We forget that tomorrow offers a new day We can't move on while those memories last Frozen in time, a high price to pay Not wanting to remember Unable to forget We hang on to what needs to go Not wanting to hurt We run and hide Afraid to open a new door All emotions we once had are now fried There is no future in the past A prisoner of the mind we have become That part must be buried at long last Learn to love without shame Teresa L. Gryder Feb. 2003 Back to top of page