“Outgrowing You”, the latest output on social media from inspirational spoken word artist, singer and songwriter Leeanna Allen, was written to empower victims of abuse, especially those who have experienced sexual abuse.
Since the upload, the poem has been receiving great feedback. Leeanna shared that when she wrote the piece sometime last year, she had realized that many of the poems she came across spoke about the victims’ pain and wounds from the repulsive act. While she empathizes with the victims and understands the need to do so, she compared poems like these to sad songs, where at the beginning the listener is sorrowful and by the end of it, still heartbroken.
“Outgrowing You” was created with a vigour to empower those affected by abuse. “My goal was to create something that would inspire healing and growth beyond the pain,” Leeanna said. “But also, to create something that encourages former victims to introspect and assess whether they have indeed outgrown their past hurts and if not, to seek God and professional help to address the effects of abuse because those experiences are likely still impacting their quality of life. My hope was to address the issue, not from a place of brokenness only, but the determination to overcome it.”
