I Knew Myself Not Yesterday
By Tracey Irvin
I knew myself not yesterday, I love who I am inside of me, I will never let another person, Because I have chosen to fly, I smile a different smile today, Today it is a heartfealt smile, I will no longer have to hide, Because today I don’t wear a disguise,
But I know myself today.
and there’s a lot I need to say.
Bring me to my knees
to find my destiny.
Than I smiled in the past.
One I know will last.
From what I want to be.
And the “ME people see is “ME”.
METRO MISSION
To break the cycle of violence and aid survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking through advocacy, intervention, empowerment and transformation.
Metro currently provides wrap-around services including individual advocacy, information and referrals, group support, medical advocacy, legal advocacy, sheltering, individual support, safety planning, and caregiver support to survivors in eight Louisiana parishes.
These parishes include a spectrum of communities from urban to suburbs to exurbs to rural areas. Metro has the main office complex, the shelter, and six satellite offices. metro also provides a 24/7 Crisis Line for counseling and/or referrals for victims. All services to survivors offered by Metro are free and confidential.
Metro is the only DCFS approved service program for domestic violence in four parishes; Jefferson, St. Charles, St. John and St. James. Metro is one of only two agencies certified by the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault to provide services to sexual assault victims in 8 parishes. The four mentioned above and Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, and Plaquemines.