Stop The Cycle
I very nearly repeated a cycle of abuse handed down by my father, but was fortunate enough to wind up in a learning situation where I learned to control myself and the proper method of raising children. I have two lovely boys who are all grown up now and I am grateful, I never beat either of them….ever.
She was only seven.
She’d just been beat.
Didn’t know the crime
Of playing quietly
In her room.
Luckily,
the wall stopped her
Before she hit the floor.
Nothing broken….
This time.
No bleeding….
This time.
She hated
The sickening, sweet smell
From that bottle.
She cried silently,
But promised….
“When I grow up
I’m never doing this.”
….Her father promised.
He cried silently.
He was only seven.
He’d just been beat.
Didn’t know the crime
Of playing quietly
In his room.
Can we stop the cycle?
Please?
David E. Dunham, August 2007
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