Finding YOUR Voice

“ESCAPED”

The garage door CLOSED
Freedom OPENED her arms and caressed me
As I backed OUT of the driveway
my soul AWAKENED and began to breathe.

I DROVE to Cathy’s in NH
Frightened of the UNKNOWN
Not WORRIED what others thought
A CLEAN SLATE.

In an INSTANT my life changed
I heard MY VOICE, for the first time in years
Unaware where MY PATH may lead me
I felt ALIVE.

 I faced the TRUTH
With Openness and HONESTY
“ESCAPED” to California
3,600 miles AWAY

JOURNEYED back to Maine
A YEAR later
OPEN SLATE to discover 
and to create a NEW LIFE.

Mary Louise Liucci-Smith
August 21, 2026