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otherlover submitted a contest entry to
If you could send 1 message you’ve learned to every person in the world, what would it be? 9 months, 2 weeks agoThis post is viewable by the Unsealed community only.
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If you could send 1 message you’ve learned to every person in the world, what would it be? 9 months, 2 weeks agoRisk the Fallout- Speak out against child abuse
Marilena FallarisI see you mama dog
Your bones like rails
Showing through your skin
So frailI see the neighborhood
Giving you food
Because your owner is up to no goodThey try to help
Within their comfort zone
But they will never understand
Their actions make you feel so aloneI see you mama dog
I know your pain
I know what it is to feel everyone
So oblivious to your shameI know what it is to have people
Care for you during the day
But at night when you need them the most
They are far awayDid they know?
Did they just shut their waspy eyes?
Abuse is a fine topic to discuss
Unless it happens from family lustI see you mama dog
I know what it means to be afraid
Of the person
Whose job was to keep you safeNo one knew
Or wanted to know
How he screamed and controlled me
So I would be the most perfect to showNo one rescued me when
He said I needed to watch what I ate
As I needed to lose weight
As he wanted my body in a coke bottle shapeNo one was there to steal me away
When he came uninvited
Into the bed where I lay
They didn’t think his morals were THAT misguidedThey asked me if I was ok
They stood outside the door
But they didn’t recognize the feeling
Of being caged in fear on the floorI couldn’t leave
He controlled me
I had tried to go and came back twice
As I rather know where the devil will beThe childhood trauma was so intense
My brain shut it out
Until his deathI don’t wish this shit on anyone
Not even the devil
As having flashbacks triggered by your
Amazing husband is unimaginableBut I didn’t imagine it. It happened
The others apologize to me and said
They should have stolen me away
That they were happy he was deadMaybe they say that to make themselves
Feel better
But it doesn’t’ do anything to help
The life long panic attacks and angerTherapy works
Support works
And love works
To help in healingBut you know what works even better?
Stopping it immediately
So you don’t have to read about the pain in a letter
Or a poem by the victim who is seethingSo have those talks
Say something when you suspect any type of abuse
For the victims who go on their walks
Feel more alone and stuck in a life they didn’t chooseI see you mama dog
And I will do my part
To steal you away from that rotten log
Of a Man who doesn’t know your worthWhy?
Have you not read this poem?
Because I rather deal with the consequences than
Spend another sleepless night knowing of the abuseYou continue to ask why?
Because no one saved me
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Marilena, I am so incredibly sorry for what you went through. No person should ever have to endure such pain and it is unbelievable how strong you have to be to not only be able to take that but overcome it after it is gone. ALthough I have never experienced this, I hope people in a similar situation that you were in can read this and know that…read more
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Harper, thank you so much for your kind words and for reading my letter/poem. The reason I write my books is to provide a space where others can feel they are seen. That they are not alone . So thank you for your feedback, as that was my goal for this poem. This poem touches on a subject of my third book that I am writing – child abuse and its…read more
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mckenna submitted a contest entry to
If you could send one message you learned about life to every person in the world, what would it be? 10 months, 2 weeks agoThis post is viewable by the Unsealed community only.
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edizz submitted a contest entry to
Write a letter or poem to your younger self sharing what you love most about him/her 10 months, 3 weeks agoDear Younger self
Erin KittelstadI love the way you never give up. I love the way no matter how ruthless, mean, harsh kids were you never stopped being you. You never gave in and became a bully yourself. You always loved so hard with all your heart. You were always there for anyone and helped them to see the light out of the darkest times possible. You had such charisma and character always going above and beyond. You took the cards you were dealt and handled them.
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Erin, this is so sweet. Kids can be brutal and always speak their minds, regardless of who they are hurting by saying it. I am glad that you were resilient and didn’t let what others thought of you define who you are today. Great work!
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Thank you so much it’s taken a lot to not become cruel. People are so mean and most of all it’s a reflection of their own issues.
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Erin. you’re spot on about peoples cruelty as a reflection of their own issues. well, how they are handling and letting issues to get to them or control them. we all get to choose how we let something we experience alter us
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rabiah-annie submitted a contest entry to
Write a letter or poem to your younger self sharing what you love most about him/her 10 months, 3 weeks agoThis post is viewable by the Unsealed community only.
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Write a letter or poem to your younger self sharing what you love most about him/her 10 months, 3 weeks agoThis post is viewable by the Unsealed community only.
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marissamaddox submitted a contest entry to
Write a letter or poem to your younger self sharing what you love most about him/her 10 months, 4 weeks agoMy Superpower
Marissa Maddox (@marissa_writes_)I used to be embarrassed
of my sensitivity, my feelings, my heart
I was made to feel ashamed,
like my softness was a weakness
But what I didn’t realize then
was that those who shamed me
felt threatened by my vulnerability
and my capacity to feel
because that was a weakness of their own
Either because they could not understand
what it was like to feel so deeply
Or because they did not know how to respond
to something so profound
Or because they were unable to sit
in the discomfort of vulnerability
Whatever the reason,
it was always their problem-
not mineMy vulnerability, my capacity to feel, my softness,
and my unapologetic need
to express what’s in my heart
This is my strength,
my superpower,
my bulletproof vest
protecting me from regret
ensuring I always stay on the path
that’s intended for meSometimes it feels like a curse
to feel everything so deeply
and to be so painfully aware of it all
but I’ve learned to love this about myself
It’s rare, it makes me me
It lets me live my life in full color
I experience every single day to its full capacity
my senses always heightened
my heart sinking and swelling
countless times each day
I feel the entire spectrum of emotion
with burning intensity
all in one day
and I wouldn’t have it any other way
Anything else would feel
boring, dull, muted, incomplete
At least this way,
I get to feel and experience
every single thing
that life has in store for meMy heart, my sensitivity, my capacity to feel,
these things were never a weakness
I’ve just spent a lifetime surrounded
by people who did not understand my soul
but now I understand me
and that’s all I needVoting is closed
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Marissa, this is so sweet. Feeling things so deeply is a blessing, not a curse. Your emotional spectrum is just more diverse than others! Sensitivity is never a weakness, you just understand/interpret things in different ways than other people might! Understanding who you are can be a long journey, but I am glad that you have stayed true to…read more
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I love this!! :,) I’m glad that you were able to recognize that your sensitivity is your strength, not your weakness. I especially love that you refer to it as a superpower! Go you! <3
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mckenna submitted a contest entry to
Write a letter or poem to your younger self sharing what you love most about him/her 10 months, 4 weeks agoThis post is viewable by the Unsealed community only.
