BY: LIZ HARDIE How Do I Find My Peace? Sitting in a quiet room, my heart gets heavy and my eyes fill with tears Silence, and solitude sounds amazing until it is finally here Mind begins to wander as thoughts are racing of what is to come next What-ifs should not be a concern, yet they leave me extremely perplexed Trying to remain calm, seem “normal”, so no one notices the fear in my eyes…
BY: LIZ HARDIE For many years my life was controlled by others, to question myself and allow everyone to walk all over me Fighting was a normal part of my day, add alcohol into loved ones, I would just shut down I began to believe that this was my normal, hide my real feelings to avoid drama and more fights When I finally leave the unhealthy relationships that were controlling me, others are seen and…
BY: LIZ HARDIE As a child you never thought anything of the lies you told They rolled right off of your tongue as if they were the truth, although they were not Those small lies you told growing up seemed like nothing to you The more lies you told, the easier it became, validation is all you sought You never thought about or cared about the people you hurt Only wanting to make yourself look…
By: Liz Hardie Admit it, you usually call me the “mean one” The one who supposedly breaks hearts Believe me, it was not so easy for me to run Decisions were not made by throwing darts The pain I have been put through is not right Abuse not many can truly understand I was able to stay, learning to deal with the fight The relationships I did leave, were never planned Alcohol or a hobby,…
By: LIZ HARDIE When reading fairy tales to a small child, you will always see a smile on their face Children then believe fairy tales will happen but for me it wasn’t the case I did at one time dream of finding that Prince who would sweep me off my feet But unlike in the fairy tales the bad guy was never so easy to spot when you’d first meet Sexual assaults turned my fairy…
By: LIZ HARDIE I have always doubted my strength, never knowing truly how powerful I am Finding someone to love me has always been important to me, since I was a teen To find the love that my parents have had for so many years So many times I feel like I may be close, their true colors are shown and I see how powerful I am on my own Never realizing that I needed…
Never let your past define you,
Always move forward, never look back
