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THE OBJECTS SPEAK
by Lena L | Oct 15, 2023 | ACA And The Arts
A little boat with iron bushmen in it on a curio shelf, saying “That man is a bigot.”A little clay pot made into a mouth with eyes, saying “Watch out, he is mean.”Many old-style keys framed on black velvet and under glass, saying “So many lies, such hurt, such...![Drama](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/unnamed-3.jpg)
Drama
by Yvonne W. | Oct 1, 2023 | ACA And The Arts
DRAMA Raised in a drama-filled home, I inherit the taste for drama...My drama would present itself as a victim; All I would need is a participant that would love to travel the same road…And we would make a right turn on the street called Victim.On...MY INNER FAMILY
by Esraa S. | Oct 1, 2023 | ACA And The Arts
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LETTERS TO MY CRITICAL PARENTS (AND OTHER CRITICS)
by Tom M. | Oct 1, 2023 | ACA And The Arts
To daddy-Monster: I reject the voice of violence. I choose to listen to the voices of peace and love and progress and growth. To my mother: You misdirected your legitimate anger towards me and my brothers. You drowned your...![ADOPTED](https://adultchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/unnamed-1.jpg)
ADOPTED
by Tom M. | Sep 15, 2023 | ACA And The Arts
A short poem about not belonging and wondering if I was adopted as a child. It's also about my new adopted recovery family. ADOPTED Twelve or thirteen years old: Nobody hears me. I don’t belong in my family. I wonder if I was adopted. I don’t fit...Submission Policy
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