Thursday, January 2, 2014

Essay: When is it Over?

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.