Unafraid

I am not afraid of hard
I am not afraid to cry
I am not afraid of you
or of saying goodbye
I know how to be alone
and work
my fingers to the bone
I know how
to put everyone's needs ahead
of my own
I am not super-mom
or super woman
or anything like that
but I am not afraid
to bear the pain
that falls upon my back
I have lived here
for years
and have cried
all the tears
I have to cry
I can no longer lie
Out of the truth
springs the hope;
hope and hard work
with that
I can cope
hope and hard work
are different
than
hard work
and despair
I have finally left there
and I am unafraid
of what lies ahead
my head is high
I have nothing to dread...