Hey I’m okay–I’m doin’ fine!
That is my story and my line.
I don’t need you, when I’ve got me!
I’m doin’ great, as you can see!
I learned it young. It’s all I know.
I’m all I’ve got! Life ain’t no rainbow.
But in the dark, with none around;
The tears they flow–without a sound.
And in my tired, restless, mind;
I wonder if I’ll ever find…
That place. You know the one I mean.
Where I can rest awhile and lean…
On someone who can stand the strain,
Of all my guff, and all my pain.
Yeah, life is tough. I gotta’ go.
You know this trip, it ain’t no rainbow!
I’m all I’ve got. My life is mine.
But I’m okay. Yeah, doin’ fine!
Martha Gibbons, Broken Vessels Recovery Project, 1999
Women With Destiny 