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never cheat on a redhead – After Assault
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May 31, 2016. January 3, 2016. Never cheat on a redhead. I wrote this when I’d just turned 18 in response to an ex cheating on me:. You’re a fool for failing me,. You’re a fool for fooling around,. You’re a fool for forgetting to see,. You’re a fool for ignoring what we found,. You wasted the foundations we laid,. You wasted the dream that we dreamt,. You wasted the memories we made,. You wasted it because you think you’re exempt,. You scattered your pride to the sea,. You’re a fool for failing me,.
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autumn – After Assault
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October 31, 2016. January 3, 2016. Written when I’d just turned 18, a turning point for independence:. Catch me quick. I’m falling fast;. Falling through the past to. The moment we met. The moment it changed- I changed;. But I cannot make a change. For us, not now. The golden leaves fell far but. Won’t grow green again. We. Are stuck in Autumn. No snow, no Santa Clause, no. Saviour. Just a beautiful. Death to share in. The leaves are bright- a mocking. Echo of the life we once. Making memories is what.
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goethe – After Assault
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July 31, 2016. January 3, 2016. Not sure if this counts as a poem but I wrote it when I was about 14 and it still brings a smile:. He who cannot draw on three thousand years of history. Is living from hand to mouth’. And they who write of only he, not she, must be from. A land stranger than the South. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out.
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wipe it off – After Assault
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August 31, 2016. January 3, 2016. Written at around 16 when I was starting to get a little sick of make up:. Smudge the smudges all away,. Let the spots stand raw,. Mascara may mask the mystery,. But what does it really stand for? With the clear skinned smile,. The child with the freckled face? Well that child is not my child,. But the child of the human race,. Wipe away the cracked foundation,. It serves no purpose anyway,. Looking that little more beautiful,. Won’t increase your chance of a say,.
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feminism for all – After Assault
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November 30, 2016. January 4, 2016. I wrote this for the first feminist poetry evening I organised at uni; looks awful on the page but I love reading it out:. Feminism for faces of fortune; faces of failure,. Not feminism for a few,. Not just for faces in frames; for famous feminists,. There are no forgettable feminists,. Our famous friends do not fade but. Feminists for the future. Feminists are not failures,. Feminists may frown at you for:. Playing the fool, fighting. But feminists have fun too. Not f...
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body – After Assault
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September 30, 2016. January 4, 2016. I wrote this when I’d just started university, a time of huge change for many people:. My relationship with my body changes every day,. I can’t find any continuity within myself,. And I definitely should not have read so. Much ‘Mrs Dalloway’ before going to bed. I would say my body is my own but I do not think. I own my body; I’m convinced I am my body. My body and my past. It depends on the day. And the people and my mood what I’ll say. My mind is changing.
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About – After Assault
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Many people live with an experience of sexual assault or rape. Many of these are women and gender based violence remains a huge issue we need to face. This blog is to share perspectives in the aftermath of sexual violence and to contribute to the validation of survivors feelings. Facts can be recounted but feelings change and should be shared. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).
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blazer – After Assault
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December 31, 2016. January 4, 2016. I wrote this at 19 on an Arvon course. After being sexually assaulted the first time I found it especially helpful to reflect on my childhood and connect back to my experiences then:. My school blazer held tools to paint. A mask in place: lip gloss and powder. To match the self imposed uniform. They fell into the space where. My hymn book should have been. Bound in yellow card with the. So the book was left at home and, slowly,. I allowed the creatures of my ambition.
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After Assault – Page 2 – life post rape
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May 18, 2016. May 18, 2016. What does a relationship without consent look like? This article is a guest post from an anonymous contributor, who asked to share their story about a relationship where consent was never understood. We were in a relationship for two years, from the age of seventeen until nineteen. Through school graduations, dances, the start of university and all the ups and downs of two years. Something I did not know existed when I was seventeen. I dreaded each sexual encounter. I bega...
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