From Despair to Hope and Healing
One Woman’s Journey in Poem
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Companion on my journey,
Healing touch, demanding embrace,
Challenging and loving all at once.
I can’t live without you – there to lighten the load.
To say, “I love you” even when I’m unlovable.
To offer light to the journey’s darkness,
To laugh with, to cry with.
Walk with me even when I’m stumbling.
When I’m falling down with fatigue.
When I see no hope.
Carry me with you always.
In your prayers,
In your thoughts,
Share my dreams,
Support my aspirations.
Accept me, as I am – broken and hurting.
May God guide you as you share my journey.
May God give you the courage to be steadfast in your love of me.
May God bless you always.
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About the Book
From Despair to Hope and Healing presents a collection of poetry written over two decades by author Barbara Mezera. It chronicles the journey of a woman struggling to keep her depression under control and searching for meaning in her job, her career, her family, and her relationships.
Although her verses are dark at times, there is always a glimmer of hope that someday she would fit in somewhere, make a difference in someone’s life, and find her own fulfillment and enjoyment. The poems are both personal and universal. In works such as “Final Solution” and “Struggling,” Mezera captures the loneliness and desolation of depression. She also offers poems like “July 25, 1986,” celebrating the joyous birth of her nephew, and “The Road to Recovery,” considering her long climb to hope and healing.
With this collection, Mezera steps outside her comfort zone to share her poetry with the hope that her words may touch and help others who are facing struggles as she has.
About the Author
Barbara K. Mezera was born in southwestern Wisconsin and grew up on a farm. She earned master’s degrees in clinical laboratory science and in special education. When not teaching special needs high school students, she enjoys traveling, biking, reading, quilting, and knitting.