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Caged Buttafly
With Grace you find Strength, Hope and Peace for body and soul.

Welcome and thank you for visiting my page. My name is Maisha Mahalia and I am willing to share my goals, dreams, feelings, and fears with you. I am understanding, sincere, open minded, down to earth, reliable and goal-orientated. I enjoy hard work and a challenge. I like learning new things and seeing different places. My hobbies are writing, drawing, reading, listening to music and puzzles.

You will not regret taking the time to get to know me. I hope this blog will draw attention enough for a brief comment, I look forward to hearing from all who are interested in a friendship. Again thank you for taking the time to visit.

Respectfully,
Maisha Mahalia

Battered by emotions and physical pain for many years
Unloved in my mind, by those who should hold me dear,
Tainted by experiences endured at a young age
Terrified, I will never find what I truly need in this cage.
Abused by the ones I thought would love me and catch my tears.
Fallen into a life that has me living in the grips of fear.
Living in a place that no one will be able to comprehend
Yearning to be loved and set free from the turmoil within.

As, a caterpillar transforms while trapped into a butterfly,
So I will be transformed into a strong woman as I release the fears I hold inside.

You may contact me by responding to this blog, or writing at the address below:

Maisha Mahalia Durham 777587 E3C
Pulaski State Prison
P.O. Box 839
Hawkinsville Ga. 31036

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