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Timex [Sibling Incest]
by Melissa Martin The hands on her Timex watch Stopped On her thirteenth birthday. The night a well-known stranger Robbed her body: of naivet, of trust, of security. And instead left: shame, guilt, confusion. Her parent's dismissal of rape As an act of boyhood exploration Shattered her safe environment. The stillness of her Timex On future birthdays Triggers soundless memories. I choose healing. I choose to live in the present. I choose the time to heal. I choose now. Melissa writes about the God and human connection and condition. Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |