The Long Trip Back to Life

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The Long Trip Back to LifeNan took her first call and gave her namethe woman she heard stuttered in painas she poured all her fear into that phoneshe said she dated this guy just one timehe must've slipped something in her winecos she awoke used and bruised, naked and alonewell,,,Nan could hear the shame and hurtand tried to dry her eyes with gentle wordsshe said, "Hon, it's not your faultand the fact that you've calledis the first step you'll takeon the hardest journey you'll makeback to where each stranger on the streetdoesn't make you feel helpless and weakback to where you can dim the lamp at nightand still feel the warmth of heaven's lightjust remember it's over and you survivednow it's time to leave it behindand start the long trip back to life"when Nan took her last call of the dayand silence was all the voice could sayshe knew that's when hearts need an ear the mostthen Nan heard dark whispers of despairthis girl swore she first smoked it on a darenow six months on her youth was gone replaced by a ghostbut Nan said "Child, don't curse the setting suncos morning holds another oneand long as your lungs have breathyou've got prayer to greet it withthat's the first step you'll takeon the hardest journey you'll makeback to where the first thought of your dayisn't how to make the chills go awayback to where you can dim the lamp at nightand still feel the warmth of heaven's lightjust remember it's over and you survivednow it's time to leave it behindand start the long trip back to life"Nan clocked out and like always she thanked Godthat He saw fit to find her that job cos the scars from her ex will never be gonebut ev'ryone she helps is one more mile onthe long trip back to lifethe long trip back to life...(c)2006 Robert George