He will strengthen your mind and renew our spirit. I first met Shawna through her poetry. A friend gave me more than 10 pages of some of the most personal and gripping verse that I had ever read. It was dark, honest, painful and without pretense. Her story began to unfold with each new stanza.
Many people keep their pain deep inside, afraid to let anyone know the depths of their suffering.
For some poetry is a beautiful release. They can let their deepest emotions loose through the keys of a word processor. I arranged a meeting with Shawna at the radio station where some friends and I produced a weekly show that was designed for those who live in the shadows. She was quite shy, but agreed to sit in the studio during a live broadcast. We did not want to probe, but were very interested in learning the story behind the words.