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Innocent Man
I am an innocent man.Falsely accused and convicted in the gaslit court of daddy-Monster.Sentenced to two decades of extreme terror and exposure to parental violence.Another decade in the halfway houseof religious deception and abuse.Sentenced to 25...
A Pantoum on the Adrenals
Freeze - All attention must be on the current crisis.Freeze - I spend most of my day waiting for a crisis. Freeze - All resources must be ready to be deployed in the crisis.Freeze - All resources on constant standby.Freeze - I spend most of my day waiting for a...
Good Enough for Me
It was love at first sight, even though I sprayed my drink in your faceTrying to suppress a guffaw at your antics.Sure you were 15 years my elder, and an alcoholic to boot,But that was good enough for me.I went along for the ride as you steered your beat up FordTo the...
A Child Of God Died Today
A child of God died today.When I see my parents as children I see the abuse andNeglect they survived.I see them as hurt, helpless souls trying to make senseOut of a life that must have seemed senseless.A child of God died today.What do we see when we look at a picture...