shaunalee's Letters
To The One Who Didn’t Kill Herself,
Tilting my chin, gazing into the mirrored reflection
Gentle stillness takes seat in my core
Truth whispers in a familiar tone
The girl gazing back at me
She is my conscious creation
Like a skyscraper in the night
Her essence built by each stone I set
The storms had tried to knock her down
Yet she…read more
Dear Survivors,
Silence can be a slow death. At least it was for me. As a young girl, I was told to keep our secret because he was the only one that loved me and who would care for me. I knew that what was happening to me when I was alone with him was not normal. Even at four and five years old, I was very aware that his actions toward me were not…read more