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Rear view mirror
Yay. Time for the family camping trip
In rear view mirror-SHE can't see
ME looking at HER -HIM looking at ME.
HER eyes keep fixed on roads ahead- I fornicating in HER stead
MY eyes did beg and plead in mirror
MY stomach sick on bottled fear
I see HER glance-and with it find
MY MOTHERS eyes on ME are blind.
In this way OUR family trips were spent
HER silent eyes adrift
on forests, desert skies, blue seas
On every scenery but ME
HER selective blindness does not come free
And for it I pay heavily
MY loss of innocence and dignity
Purchase for HER this knack this ability
AND FOR WHAT?
SO SHE CAN'T SEE?
IN REAR VIEW MIRROR HIM LOOKING AT ME
Published 29th Apr 2013
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29th Apr 2013 12:32pm
Painful read Shaunda. I hope you have found a way to slay at least this one demon...
29th Apr 2013 5:20pm
Indeed a painful read Shaunda and it's so true: "There's none so blind as those who will not see."
Blessing on ya baby x
B
Blessing on ya baby x
B
29th Apr 2013 6:20pm
Anonymous
29th Apr 2013 8:17pm
Not only preyed on but betrayed. Each as guilty as the other with the child left to pay for it.
I purposely don't read this subject often, Shaunda. I have to remind myself the writer is grown, stronger, a survivor... because the abuse/neglect of the child, especially when written from the child's perspective, has the potential to rip my guts out. This one did. The visceral reaction means you told it solid.
I purposely don't read this subject often, Shaunda. I have to remind myself the writer is grown, stronger, a survivor... because the abuse/neglect of the child, especially when written from the child's perspective, has the potential to rip my guts out. This one did. The visceral reaction means you told it solid.
30th Apr 2013 4:00pm
Thank you for reading it. I write to show how the weakness of a child can grow into the power of a woman. I do know it is hard for many to read, but I promised myself I would no longer protect my father with secrets and that I would let people stand in the shoes of an abused child. In this way I feel like people would be less willing to look the other way. If I have ever helped one single child, it will have been worth it for me.
Anonymous
1st May 2013 3:57am
And the reasons you give make it more than worth the pain of reading! Get it out there, show 'em you're strong. And I don't doubt that you've given hope/inspiration to other survivors who've suffered the same.
Keep the pen to the paper, Lady!
Keep the pen to the paper, Lady!
6th May 2013 4:27pm
13th May 2013 2:40am
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27th Jul 2013 4:22pm
Thank you. Too many miss it, too many refuse to see it. It is at the very moment of recognition and then mental blocking, when seeing something is happening to a child, that they become as one with the child abuser.
