Lack of a father figure:domestic violence:mental and emotional abuse:rape,homelessness,hurt,sorrow,strife. Those are the barriers that kept me in isolation for 20 years. By my father being abstentee lead me to false companship from older men. The love for my children gave me the decision to remain as a complete family unit despite an incomplete relationship with my former spouse. Writing was therapy for me , but it became more of a cry for help to which no one seem to had listen. But through it all ,my love for God ,and the desire to seek refuge in Him brought about my release from the torment of a very abusive man. I am a 20 year domestic violence survivor. I am a true testament to all who have experienced uncalled for agony and despair. Let my poetry tell the story of my pain, helplessness, and feelings of failure. Allow those ryhmes to display my trust in God. " In The Midst of the Storm and Life Struggles: My Life In Poems " will do just that.