Message to Aotearoa New Zealand

33. BECAUSE:
Do you remember that abused, scared, frightened little boy?
No? nor do I
Because I am no longer that abused, scared and frightened
little boy
That fear now belongs to those that committed the abuse
and to those that scared and frightened that little boy
I am strong now, no longer standing in the shadows It is you
who need to be scared and to be afraid Scared of the truth
of your actions and of your deeds The scars of my abuse
are fading, slowly, but they are fading
I will always carry those scars, they have become my
strength, but the fear, it is no longer mine
My scars are being transformed into strength, hope, love,
friendship, life
Because I am now strong, stronger than you will ever realise
Because now I have hope, hope for a better life and a
future
Because now I am learning to love again, where there once
was only confusion and pain
Because friendship is the beginning to understanding love
Because life is for living in the here and the now. I am no
longer bound by the confines of my abuse, and choose to
grasp the freedom and move away
Most importantly, I have time
Time to grow, time to hope, time to love, time to live, time to
discover who I am meant to be.