How to separate oneself
from church, from religion –
the indoctrination, like skin
so firmly attached…yet…
there is testimony,
and doubt stirring,
encircling –
stories of violations, and
a niggling disquiet…
a memory…no…wait –
surely it is only the sway
of this modern outcry,
the power of suggestion
influencing mind…
(Abuse perpetrated in the name of religion continues to surface. I submit this piece in response to the gracious promptings of 50 Word Thursday, Fandango, and Ragtag Community. Picture is from personal collection.)
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Sadly too true.
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Just when you think, all has been revealed … the accounts keep coming.
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I heard that even an 80-year-old man has come forth. Bless him.
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I should be shocked, but unfortunately I am not.
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