Given the subject matter a lot of the poems within the following pages may be distressing. It is important to look after yourself…maybe just read one every now and then when you feel you want and need to…maybe read a few when you feel strong and have good support available to you. I want these poems to be a tool to help you…please read them with care for yourself.

The Abuse and abuser…
I was abused by a sibling for almost half of my childhood years. It began when I was 8 and he is just a few years older than me.

Telling – Disclosure
All I can say about the time of my disclosure is that I hope things have changed a lot in the years since then. I would not want any child to have the case treated in some of the ways mine was.

Family Rejection
The subject of abuse disclosure within families and denial is well documented. In my own family I was the outcast, the one to betray her parents by ‘telling’ someone other than them first.

Inner Child
One of my biggest struggles in therapy was learning to listen to and accept my inner child. Everyone has an inner child whether he or she is wounded or healthy.

Depression
This page includes a lot of poems containing suicidal thoughts and feelings…it is not to glorify the idea of suicide, far from it.

Self Harm
Self harm is a temporary relief from immediate pain but ultimately it is another thing which traps you…it can become habitual and very difficult to stop doing.

Breaking Free
Sharing the lighter moments…the progress…moving forwards as we all can with the right help and support to aid our recovery from the trauma of abuse.

Domestic Violence
As time goes by I have met many women who go on from their childhood abuse to struggle with forming healthy loving adult relationships. Not surprising to me at all.