I want to be heard
This boy thought “how absurd”
The younger of two
Was left alone and blue
A child without a choice
A child without a voice
Strangled by fear, not allowed to emote
The tears that are cried
Are left only on the inside
But perhaps one day
The boy in the man can say
I’ve been lost in shame
And work hard to reclaim
A person-hood misplaced
And all value replaced
The struggle I maintain
Must peal years away to sustain
The childhood amiss
May rise again in the man adrift
Churning messages around in the head
Making us wish we were dead
DCG
When children are raised with chronic loss, without the psychological or physical protection they need and certainly deserve, it is most natural for them to internalize incredible fear. Not receiving the necessary psychological or physical protection equals abandonment. And, living with repeated abandonment experiences creates toxic shame. Shame arises from the painful message implied in abandonment: “You are not important. You are not of value.” This is the pain from which people need to heal.[3]
The topic is dark, but should never be dismissed in our culture as taboo. The task before us is to identify, recognize, and assist in some kind of treatment program.
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