While a discussion on abuse and surviving abuse may not be viable at this time, perhaps we can have less analytical, yet valuable discourse through various artistic mediums. Any works, be it visual, literary, musical, etc...created to exorcise the "demons" of abuse, and/or to celebrate surviving through abuse, would be a welcome contribution to this thread.
It is very important to be sensitive to others, especially so, in this thread. Probably, it is best not to criticize here, and just simply grok the content.
I shall start:
This is a poem I wrote at the age of thirteen while in a mental hospital, after having attempted suicide.
The Monster
I do not know,
What is inside of me,
It's like a big monster,
Fighting to get free.
I tried to deny him,
And push him aside,
But there was no way,
He'd be quiet and hide.
I tried to deny,
His very existence,
But his presence was there,
With undying persistence.
I don't understand why,
It's me that he haunts,
I just wish he'd stop raping,
All of my thoughts.
I might die in this place,
But that's just as well,
I probably deserve,
This state they call Hell. |
