I want to say something…
But all I hear
are silent screams
of dreams I can’t remember.
You were my hero
yet I was left with nothing
but lies
to compromise the road
and undermine the journey
of who I might have been.
Author notes
attached to my pre-write: Mutiny
A contest entry
- Silent All These Years (for rape and sexual assault survivors) by SerenityNChains.
1750 points, ended November 9, 2008, 44 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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Exceptionally well done and the pour of emotion is amazing. Just enough. More would be - too much.
Brilliant writing here. ~Pamela
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Very short write, but these few words were extremely stabbing at the heart and soul. I do still hear and feel the silent screams of that dissisocation for what amount of time I was betrayed by the family that I loved. I can definitely grab your betrayal in your heart through this write. Thank you for sharing your personal pain. You are very strong for doing so.
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Short, but you said it all in this - who needs more words when fewer can achieve the goal. I have read your other, and know a little of what you are talking about - and well, you are a survivor, and therefore one to be admired, and inspired by ... and, you won, as you are still here, and growing able to talk about your experiences. Healing may take a long time, but, it can happen
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