Possessing the secret of joy

she spoke out but was silenced
she wanted, but abstained
repressing all the memories
with which her childhood was stained

cut away and leave to heal
but what about my soul
scars will form and bleeding stop
but who of us are whole?

2007

Powerful stuff...

Hey - really enjoyed your poem - asked more questions than it answered - always a goos selling point!

thank you so much! although

thank you so much! although i didn't really like the book it does raise a lot of unanswered questions and that's what i tried to portray in this poem. thank you for enjoying it!

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