A New Name

We all have names

But we also get labels

When people judge us

And brand us as they see fit

Divorced, unwanted, player

These are labels we receive

Whether we want them or not

It's what happens in our world

But one day we will get a new name

We will be all be changed people

Labels will be gone

As we will have a crown of splendour

Instead of being broken we will be rebuilt

Instead of being lost we will be found

Instead of feeling unwanted we will be chosen

As we will be renamed

Instead of being labeled

We will be free

There will be no more shame

And no more need to hide

The burdens we carry

Will be lifted from our shoulders

And we will be renewed

Our past will be erased

Jo Anne Kennedy

October 2017