SURVIVOR

He had taken control of my mind

And blown me into pieces

The spoils were favours up for grabs

He thought he had me beaten

 But I survived and lived to tell;

I am more than mind and pieces

I’m made of stuff that can’t be glommed

By any thief or trickster

- MARIA TZANIS, from Maria’s Song

Maria, Sept. 1976, age 25