: About Me

Helloooooo! My name is Marsha. Yeah I know...."Marsha, Marsha, Marsha".....hear it ALL the time! lol lol So, I am 38 years YOUNG and a mother of 3. My life are my children. They give me the meaning and purpose that I need to succeed and without them I would be so lost....they are my best friends, my heart and soul. I spent 14 years in an abusive marriage not knowing how to leave. Hindsight tells me all I had to do was just GO! But there was a lesson that I learned, and an abundance of creativity that came from it. I did not realize my enjoyment in writing until I was 25 and sitting in a college classroom. We were asked to write about our morals and values.....words and thoughts just flowed onto paper and I experienced something very unusal. I honestly did not have a clue what I was writing until it was completed and I went back to proofread. All I could think was "WOW"..did this just come from me? I've been writing ever since.

My passion is ...

My children

I know too much about ...

Pain

My parents always told me ...

Be careful!

My childhood ambition ...

To become a nurse (and I am!)

My favorite memory ...

childhood vacations with my parents

Why I write ...

It frees me

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Bible, Law & Order, Top 40 radio,myspace music

My first job ...

Day care worker

My best moment ...

I have many

My inspiration ...

Faith in God

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Letting go

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I made a stand for myself one day While sitting alone at home If I were to find peace Be happy, complete and whole I'd be forced to leave behind Everything that I know - The courage I finally found While he was sleeping in the room And without a word And without a trace I began my great escape - With my children at my side And a few clothes that we owned We jumped in the minivan And just drove - With no possessions to call my own And no place to call a home I closed my eyes one last time And left it all behind - The first few months Out on my own Were the loneliest I ever knew Constantly q...

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