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Over and over again
And again
Back and forth
Predictable as time
Ticking away
A hot July day
Front porch swinging
In rhythm
Cooling
The course abrasive
Lines you perfected
Over the paint
Peeling
Until I rose
All polished up
Glowing in a new day’s sun
Leaving you
Useless
pjw
I was inspired after reading the following article. Recovery from any form of abuse is long and hard with all to often much self-blame. I encourage you to take a moment and read too.
I can picture you sitting there getting cooled by the door 🙂
Smiles indeed!
Thank you for sharing the article and the inspiration really hit you well – enjoyed it very much!
Thanks! This is such a difficult subject to embrace.
Absolutely…
Fantastic poem and excellent article, thanks for sharing both!
I really appreciate that and thank you for reading both.
My pleasure!
I thoroughly understood your emotive premise and the hurt that feels so vividly alive. Abuse is [to me] being a hemophiliac.
Yes, I can see that too. Victims have shared that understanding the abuse was/is not their fault helped immensely in stopping the bleeding.
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