Essay: When is it Over?
It
began forty three years ago,
And
I still feel the pain,
As
if it started only yesterday.
When
is it over?
The
monster died a couple of weeks ago,
But
his death has opened old wounds,
Wounds
that scarred over long ago.
When
is it over?
The
rape, the forced sodomy, the pain.
After
nine years of child abuse,
When
does the child heal?
When
is it over?
It
is never over.
