The Unheard Voice

I feel so alone and cold
I’m lost and blind
A childless mother, also the motherless child
I walk aimless around and around
What I am looking for, never finding
I’m scarred from the inside out
Never to heal my wounds, lost, forgotten
Who I am?
I am any and every women
you have ever judged on the street corner
I have died alone in the shallow grave
Never to be found
And if found, never to be identified
I am your mother, your sister, your daughter
I am that voice crying for help
That falls upon deaf ears

This poem was written by a Shift Engagement Project volunteer. To learn more about the Shift Engagement Project, drop us a line at 403.237.8171 or email info@shiftcalgary.org

You can also find more information on the project in our April 2011 submission here: http://shiftcalgary.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html