With the moonrise over her shoulder And the sunset in her eyes, She threw the pain to the past, And flew to the open sky. She had a picture in her mind And a song in her heart. Soaring above the land, She looked for the missing part That always eluded her And escaped her view. The thing she couldn’t remember. But what she intuitively knew Drove her to escape to Find what she had lost. Whatever it was, At whatever the cost. “Survival,” she said, “is what I want. To fear no mor

The dining room floor detached from the wall on Good Friday seven years ago. I remember staring at the dark void, feeling as though I was smack dab in the middle of a horror movie. Personally, my life was a shambles, and I interpreted this occurrence as a true sign that things were less than balanced. At that instant, I knew the marriage was over — I burst into tears. What ensued was a long, arduous seven-year journey. I won’t bore you with the details but suffice to say that