Poetry - Shame by June Kavanagh

Shame took away my Voice
Shame took away my Choice
Shame dictated the life I Lived
Shame would not let me Forgive
 
Shame prevented me from standing strong
and saying what was done was wrong
The shame was never really mine
it belonged to the one who committed the crime
 
Shame doesn’t have a place in my life any longer
and without it I know, I am so much stronger
Now I can see all the harm shame was doing
without it, I am loving the life I am pursuing
 
Your life is just waiting for you to let go
of the shame that you hold cause’ they told you so
Please join our campaign and say ‘Count Me In!’
challenge yourself and together we’ll WIN
 
Don’t let the Shame stop you
from writing your letter
Think of how many lives
in this world could be better!