Wounded Years Poem by Doreenda Nikoi Kotei

Every scar on me tell a story!
But there are more open wounds inside me than on the outside.
There were times that I was...
Laid off from reputable jobs,
Lied about for something I had no idea,
Thrown out of my home because of a misunderstanding
Betrayed by a friend I sacrificed my life for,
Ignored by my peers and colleagues,
Cheated upon in my marriage relationship,
Accused of problems in my family,
Branded as a failure in life,
Made fun of of my tattered clothes,
Put in prison without a cause,
Robbed and almost murdered to death,
Lived for days without money for food,
Slept on the street corners and ghettos,
Poisoned while recovering in the hospital,
Sent to the mortuary because everyone thought I was death,
The list goes on and on,
But here I am, alive and kicking hard!
I am sure you also have your share of wounded stories to tell,
In all these and more, one thing is for sure,
Your wounds won't stop you,
So keep moving forward!

DOREENDA NIKOI KOTEI