GORDON GILHULY

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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

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please, listen to my eyes.
you can see it there, honest, you can please listen to the
words that I cannot say that I dare not say my eyes have terrible stories to tell my eyes see him every night, when my life becomes darker than pain, when he comes into my room I close my eyes but I can still see him he is forever
seared onto the inner lids of my eyes like a young calf, I am branded every night, the red-hot branding iron, my flesh burning where he touches me, where
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Susan Williams 10 August 2017

Words the pattern and stream of consciousness of those words batter your reader into a state of profound agony. I am stunned, horrified, and wanting to reach out and enfold in my protective arms all children who have undergone this sexual mental physical psychological emotional spiritual abuse and make sure the monsters never ever get ahold of them again... yet the monsters are in their heads for the rest of their lives. 100000000000000000000 and another place on my fav list and on my fav poet list

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Gordon Gilhuly 10 August 2017

Susan, your wonderful comments and your obvious understanding & compassion have touched me deeply. Thank you so much!

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