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_{Eighth Place/ Write A Poem As Somebody Else Contest/ Sponsor: Matt Clarili}

Elder abuse is a crime. Vindictiveness must cease all bitter ones
decades of inflicting pain ~the intentional harming adult

When I Look Back

Amelia Romero NM
a daughter

When I look back
I relive petty torments
The way you teased me
The way I displeased you
The scars I needn’t show
With nowhere else to go
Avoided you miserably
Your need for turbulence 
had held me hostage 
Your drama
Day by day 
Flashes of you
Only glimpses of possibility
Vows of a better life 
When I look back

abusegriefhurtfree verse

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Constance La France

May 30, 2023 at 1:19 PM

Anaya, excellent poem and congratulations on your win in the contest, well done !

I Am Anaya

May 30, 2023 at 4:39 PM

Thank you, Constance! A wonderful surprise. xhugsx

Matt Caliri

May 29, 2023 at 6:27 PM

Congrats placing 8th in my contest! A very important subject matter to cover, a bold choice, and well executed! Sorry took so long to judge.

I Am Anaya

May 30, 2023 at 4:39 PM

I made that choice, it begins somewhere, and it is necessary to cover every corner of abuse. Thank you, Matt for the placement and opportunity to rediscover the free verse. I enjoy your contests!

Andrea Dietrich

April 23, 2023 at 7:52 AM

You should see the very strange movie: Beau is Afraid. MAJOR abuse of a child and the elder goes by unscathed. /well done

I Am Anaya

April 23, 2023 at 8:47 AM

Joaquin Phoenix. I laughed so hard, Andrea. The portrait of the mother's mother, I can't even describe it, then the gal he first kissed stiff as a statue on top of him after an extraordinary climax! Then that disgusting oversized you know testicle monster. I'm not sure what the message was, something about elites helping out the poor?

I Am Anaya

April 23, 2023 at 8:41 AM

surrealist black comedy horror film, same guy that made "Mid Summer" & "Heredity" !! I just saw it on Friday!! Big movie goer, at the theater every Friday.

David Kavanagh

April 23, 2023 at 2:33 AM

It’s so easy to take a step back when we’ve no skin in the game Anaya, the bigger picture of abuse becomes readily apparent, but sometimes never to the victims, because most of it is family orientated, excellent work, cheers David

David Kavanagh

April 23, 2023 at 12:27 PM

Sure thing, I seen this bullying happen on a regular basis, when I pointed it out to the victim, they were in denial, and blamed a sister rather than the mother, their family was fragmenting around them but still they refused to accept the truth, now none of them talk!

I Am Anaya

April 23, 2023 at 8:52 AM

It stays a thing of denial, and the abuser usually is never aware of their abuse, they think its normal and doesn't end there, they take on rolls in other communities. Like an abusive father, a mother 's abuse of her child can be heartbreaking and goes on with strangers after the child is grown. Some sort of control. And we must not enable them, I've always respected the elderly, but not if they are abusive.

Kim Rodrigues

April 22, 2023 at 6:25 AM

The innocent and helpless, all victims of senseless crimes. When I was on the grand jury heard many including elder abuse. Just awful.

I Am Anaya

April 22, 2023 at 7:52 AM

It's abuse if it makes one feel worthless, hurt, [verbal abuse] and it can be an elderly, not unusual, Kim. You should write about your experience as a grand juror! Thank you for your service.