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AncientHippie Member
since 2009-10-15
Posts 411Surfing the Cosmic Flow |
She sits quietly, near the window, eyes nervously tracking remembered pain. She does not know where she will go when frugal municipal funds force closure on her shelter. She still believes if she had tried harder, if she were a better person, he would never have hurt her. From "Anger in the Street" |
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Mysteria 
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
It seems a common pattern that women who have been abused always make it about them, and what they lacked to make it better. So sad. It usually has nothing to do with them. |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
the worst is the guilty sentiment. thanks for the accurate and sad poem. yann |
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GBride Senior Member
since 2009-07-02
Posts 538 |
It is a common emotion to want the person who has mistreated you to love you. "Why does he hurt me, what is wrong with me? He plays the "Look what you made me do game." |
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AncientHippie Member
since 2009-10-15
Posts 411Surfing the Cosmic Flow |
Mysteria, 2islander2, GBride. Thank you for your comments. Abuse of any sort is abhorrent to a civilised society, and it is doubly sad when the victim feels responsible. Jim Sutra 22: Anger directed at you is not necessarily about you: always consider the Source. |
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GBride Senior Member
since 2009-07-02
Posts 538 |
This is too important a poem to be at the bottom of the list. The abuser and the abused are locked into vicious circle. They need an intervention. Both are sick and need help. Just to lock the abuser up for a few years will not solve the problem. He will get out eventually and she will find a new abuser. |
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AncientHippie Member
since 2009-10-15
Posts 411Surfing the Cosmic Flow |
GBride: I appreciate your addition comments. I see this as a societal problem: it seems that, somewhere along the line, our value scales were changed into something greedy and distasteful. In the song, "Woodstock" Joni Mitchell writes "...we are stardust, we are golden, and we've got to get ourselves back to the Garden." I do not think the Garden referred to here is the Biblical Garden of Eden, rather a place of inclusion, love, and peace, where all may achieve full potential without detracting from, or using, the potential of others. Namaste Jim Sutra 30: Language reflects the Truth of one’s Reality: listen carefully when others speak. |
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ken206573 Member
since 2008-10-14
Posts 487 |
My mother was abused but soon left him,(step father) little regret, soft heart, but kept a warm smile and moved on. Truly many need counsiling and to understand why they need to hurt others. This poem is well put. |
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AncientHippie Member
since 2009-10-15
Posts 411Surfing the Cosmic Flow |
Thank you, Ken. Best regards, and Peace Jim Sutra 30: Language reflects the Truth of one’s Reality: listen carefully when others speak. |
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