Escape

by Judy Alciatore

This poem is based on actual events...it was requested by the woman who adopted the young girl in the poem...how does one write a poem about such heinous deeds, but as usual, God answered my prayer...as soon as the prayer ended, there were the words:

ESCAPE

LOST AND FORLORN IN A COLD, DARK PLACE

WHERE IN THIS WORLD CAN I GO

BRUISES ABOUND ON MY BODY AND FACE

THE BABY IS STARTING TO SHOW

WHERE CAN I RUN TO, WHO WILL BE THERE

HOW CAN I FIND A WAY OUT

FORCED TO ABORT THE FIRST CHILD THAT WE SHARED

WHAT IS THIS MAN ALL ABOUT

USED AND ABUSED, BY ONE AND BY ALL

NEVER A MOMENT OF LOVE

HELD AS A CAPTIVE, A SLAVE IN HIS THRALL

I CALL UPON HEAVEN ABOVE

SEND ME A SAVIOR, I CRY OUT TO THEE

DEAR LORD IN HEAVEN, I PRAY

I LOOK IN A MIRROR, WHAT DO I SEE

A CHILD WHO HAS SO LOST HER WAY

ANOTHER ABORTION, A CHILD TO BE LOST

MY HEART IS SO BROKEN IN TWO

I MUST GET AWAY, NO MATTER THE COST

I TURN, LORD, AND REACH OUT TO YOU

YOU’VE SENT ME AN ANGEL, A WOMAN IN WHITE

I FOLLOW HER OUT THROUGH A DOOR

TO SAFETY AND REFUGE, NO LONGER IN FLIGHT

BUT, LORD, YOU HAVE SENT ME MUCH MORE

A FAMILY TO LOVE ME, A FAMILY TO CARE

A HOME THAT IS TRULY MY OWN

NOW LOVED AND PROTECTED, I’M SO HAPPY THERE

A WONDER I NEVER HAVE KNOWN

I THANK YOU, MY JESUS, MY LORD, AND MY ALL

I THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE

ON YOUR PRECIOUS NAME, I HAD BUT TO CALL

MY SAVIOR, MY JESUS, GOD’S SON

THANK YOU, LORD