I Wrote - The Spirit Tree

When I was forced to go through it alone, 

I wrote, 

Lost my husband, my money, my home, 

I wrote, 

Couldn’t find my way, my life I couldn’t condone, 

I wrote, 

Searching for God, many decades I’d roam, 

I wrote,  

Put to shame by new men that came in my life, 

I wrote, 

Became a side chic, longing to once again be a wife, 

I wrote, 

Picking up the pieces, the shattered fragments of shame, 

I wrote, 

I was rock bottom could barely hold onto my name, 

I wrote, 

Laid on my mother’s couch, all my belongings in one room, 

I wrote, 

Left it all behind, churches, organizations and friends so I could bloom, 

I wrote, 

Surrendering to God was the only price I would pay, 

I wrote, 

Some great pieces, some trash, what more can I say, 

I wrote, 

Learning ones validation meant nothing to me, 

I wrote, 

As long as God would keep me on this spiritual tree, 
I wrote, 

No longer looking for money, for fans, for acceptance or fame, 

Just leaving a legacy where my children can hold up my name.