(written for C, aged 14, who was allegedly being sexually abused by her adoptive father in the USA)
Daughter,
stripped stark naked.
First used, then self-abused.
Incest is killing my loving
Daddy.
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- Catherine Mackie
- Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- I am a white African. Contradiction in terms? I think not. Sometimes my blog will be serious; sometimes sad; sometimes irreverent; sometimes witty; always my truth simply written.
That is a really sad poem :(
ReplyDeleteI liked the image that you have painted here...
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Thanks Justsomeone. She was a really sad girl. Just like all the others out there who are being abused by those they love.
ReplyDeleteShashi, thanks for stopping by. I'm glad you could visualise it as I worked really hard to try and encapsulate everything in this cinquain.
C, I haven't had contact with you in ages but you are still in my thoughts daily. I hope you overcame...
This is very sad, but oh so true.
ReplyDeleteYou've summed up this taboo subject brilliantly.