It is estimated that one in three women will suffer rape or domestic violence in their lifetime. We must all work in whatever way we can to stop these horrible crimes and to support those who have lived through them. The women (and men) I know who have lived through these steep life challenges have a similar wish – to find a Spiritual Partnership.
Dedicated to the One Billion
“Healing Walks” for iPhone or iPod
Inspiration: This is one of the poems chosen for publication in the anthology The Journey of Healing (Safer Society Press 2010). I am honored to have four of my works selected. Please enjoy listening to Healing Walks.
Inspiration: I was reading a news article about a child abuse case going to trial. It talked about having to put a child on the stand. I read the allegations and the visions of a child having to take the stand haunted me for a few hours. Finally, a line rolled through my brain like a freight train. Note: Originally posted in 2008. Reposted to honor witnesses in June/2012.
A scream caught into a smile on his little face
Bad men helping evil men continue to steal his innocence away
That is how he felt
That is what his heart told him…
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Inspiration: I found this clay sculpture at an art fair.
It is called, “The Table is set and all the guests have arrived.”
All the masks we wear in the course of a day would make a full table at a dinner party.
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Inspiration: Watching this patient and intense work is inspiring.
Knowing that they will destroy it shortly after it is completed is awe-inspiring.
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Inspiration: I watched as some people were struggling to reset their lives after a major loss.
One young man was talking about how off balance he felt. How he had lost his center.
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Inspiration: Contemplating infinity. Meditating on eternity.
Caught in a special private memory, I could not help but write this one.
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Inspiration: I don’t remember exactly where I heard this phrase, “You are what you have to defend” but it intrigued me. I find myself wondering, “Is that true?”
So I let the thought roll around in my brain for a few days, and finally wrote, Defend.
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Inspiration: As we see more stories in the news about allegations of sexual abuse being done to young girls and boys, it is heart breaking to wonder what their journeys through life will be like.
As I wondered about what kept them trapped in silence I sat down to write.
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