Raped by Life

By Savvi

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 24, 2006
• ISBN: 9781462800742

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Contents

FOREWARD

THE HAND OF GOD

BEHOLD

EVERYDAY IS A GIFT FROM GOD

DREAM

WHEN LAUGHTER CRIES

SILENT PAIN

THE INNOCENCE OF YOUTH

ABYSS

WHICH WAY?

ME TO THEE

TENDER TOUCH

THANK YOU GOD

IS THERE A HEAVEN

FOR MOTHERS?

TEARS OF FEARS

A PARENT’S DESPAIR

A BABY’S VOW

LIFELONG FRIEND

I’M ALIVE

HELL ON EARTH

UNTITLED

STRIFE OF LIFE

REMEMBER

THE ESSENCE OF YOU

HURRICANES

PERSEVERE

THE WIDOW’S BLUES

SUMMARY

BIOGRAPHIES

CRY FOR THE INNOCENT

Dedication

I dedicate this book to God for keeping me alive through the trials and tribulations of my life with hopes of inspiring others to persevere and overcome difficulties and tragedies that will and DO happen throughout the course of a lifetime AND to those who have given me the memories, good and bad, to write about. All of you have my deepest gratitude and whole-hearted thanks for having a part in making me the person I am today.

FOREWARD

This book is comprised of some of my original poetry and story of my life. All is factual, but some memories have been excluded because I prefer to keep them for myself. Some are very painful because I ask myself how family members can be so insensitive, mean-spirited or just plain cold-hearted to do some of the things that were done to me, my husband and our children. It is a story of new faith and love from beyond. It’s also about how the human spirit can carry on in the midst of turmoil and tragedy. It’s about soul strength and the will to survive. Hopefully, it’s an inspiration and a learning tool for many to persevere and carry on with the help of love; from others and for yourself.

THE HAND OF GOD

What I have seen-

And what I’ve learned

Throughout my life;

God, what I’ve endured.

Do unto others… is the Golden Rule-

But do not expect something in return.

Release yesterday, live today and hope for tomorrow.

It is written You reap what you sow.

No one lives forever.

Don’t take advantage of love.

See the beauty in everything

AND give thanks to the One above.

My life is a testimony

Of a stiff and stern rod.

I have been raped by life

BUT touched by the hand of God.

BEHOLD

God, why have you spared me?

What is the purpose of my life?

What message do I send for you?

What is the essence of my strife?

How do I relay these thoughts?

Deep within my soul?

Love one another;

And you I will behold.

EVERYDAY IS A GIFT FROM GOD

We have our ups-

We have our downs-

We have times that spin us round;

And with God’s grace-

We will survive-

Let’s thank Him daily for being alive.

DREAM

Everyday is a new day

A chance to wipe the slate clean.

What was done yesterday can never be undone.

Time to dream a new dream.

Dare to dream a new dream

Everyday of your life.

Give your dreams to God;

He will make it right.

Yesterdays are gone forever;

There’s nothing to be done.

Today and tomorrow are what matter.

Make the most of being young.

To dream is to wish-

To imagine is to wonder-

To ask is to know-

To question is to ponder.

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Allow me to introduce myself. I am Savvi. The name was derived from my niece, Savannah, who I call Savvy (I’m the only one allowed to call her this) but her mother says she’s not very savvy right now. My first memory is of being very ill. So ill I remember someone saying, hot enough to fry an egg on. My mother informed me, later in life, that she was terribly ill with the flu while six months pregnant with me. Someone had checked her forehead to check for fever and said You’re hot enough to fry an egg on. The doctor feared she would miscarry me because of such a high fever. Prenatal ESP? Interesting concept. Can imagine if we could remember being born and traveling down the birth canal? Ooh, scary thought. She almost miscarried again, a month later, from moving furniture. Women can be so stubborn and head strong. I had a reason for being born. Everyone does. It just takes some people half a lifetime to figure out why. Actually, most don’t know their purpose on this earth until they have lived half a lifetime. You have likes and dislikes when you’re young and dumb but interests change as you grow and see the world from different perspectives. I meet people who enter their forties and decide on a career change. What they once enjoyed doesn’t seem to hold their attention anymore OR life causes you to take a turn for the better or worse and what used to seem important isn’t as important as it used to be. That’s the process of growing up and everyone does it. No one stays 13 or 14 or 20 or 25 forever. My mom had a fairly quick labor—3 hours long. She was able to see and hold me about 12 hours after birth and noticed three large bumps on my head. She thought she had done it during the delivery and asked the doctor about them but he said it looked like I had been dropped. Of course no one is going to come forward and admit to dropping a newborn baby on her head. Would you? No one knew what happened except whoever did it and the good Lord above. My mother had to leave me for the first time when I was 10 months old because her father died and she attended the funeral. She left me with people I didn’t know. Her sweater was hanging on the back