Prompted by an invite to Tha.Speakeasy Facebook event on April 17th & 18th, I read my poem, Bad Mom, which I’m posting here.
Bad Mom
Bad mom
Selfish mom
Ineffective mom
Permissive mom
Bipolar mom
At times, abusive mom
At times, out of control mom
At times, rageful mom
She’s even hit her kid
She’s even slapped her kid
No excuse
No excuse to hit a child
No excuse to slap a child
[…] Bad Mom […]
Reblogged this on Art by Rob Goldstein and commented:
Powerful
Thank you for sharing!
🙂
I can’t describe what I feel….
Sorry if I triggered you, Robert. Just felt that the issue of child abuse must be addressed openly.
I learn from my triggers.
Adult survivors of child abuse must accept the horrible truth that what we endured was inexcusable. And that we will spend the rest of our lives bearing witness to the inexcusable instead of what we would have wanted and done had we not endured the unacceptable.
Good poetry makes us feel and the best makes us uncomfortable.
I’m glad I read the poem. 🙂
Thank you.
Reblogged this on TradeRoutz livingStyle and commented:
I think this video is brilliant.
Reblogged this on Kitt O'Malley and commented:
Old post, but always relevant for those of us who parent while human.