She’s painted on pages from “”The Scarlet Letter” as challenge to the feeling of shame about what happened. JT. All rights reserved. Published by permission.
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Monthly Archives: May 2024
She Hears by Terri Lanahan
I grew up in a home where there was Domestic Violence and I write this poem. She Hears She hears the same sounds every night.She’s afraid of the dark and prays for the light.She’s alone and really scared.She wishes that somebody cared.She watches mommy and daddy with tear-filled eyes.She wants them to hear her cries.She […]
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Untitled by David Carey
My father died when I was 14. Shortly afterward I was seeing my family doctor for anxiety. He sexually abused me, although my recollections didn’t surface for about 30 years. He would hypnotize me to not remember what happened in each session. About the Creator David Carey I worked with computers for my career and […]
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Recovering by Chris Kontopidis
Recovering is a short thriller about a young queer protagonist who shifts bodies, discovering loss and healing in the aftermath of long term traumatic events. The story is parable, in addition to being a literal thriller. There are three phases, the inner child, the physical present, and the soul, which all meet with a disappearance, where the protagonist attempts to […]
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My Hummingbird Sings by Nancy V Brown
I hear the sweet sound of joy radiating from the shimmer that’s at the tip of my wingsMy hummingbird is a beautiful reflection of the joy that he bringsOn my times of panic, I pressed on the power that lies deep withinAllowing the tests of times and the trials, not to winBeautiful reflections of love […]
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