Written in response to The Daily Post Challenge
Daily Prompt: Childhood Revisited
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Dirty Memories
Chubby little fingers grip a wooden banister
He leads her toward a strange basement
She is scared
And for good reason
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They reach the bottom and he takes her aside
This is where it happens
Again
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Her young mind can’t wrap itself around this
And for good reason
No three-year-old should understand this
But she will one day
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He finishes
And leads her back upstairs
She does what she is told
She follows
He is her dad, after all
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He takes her to the pony rides on the way home
This will wash the dirty memories away
That’s what he thinks, at least
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But he is wrong
I will always have the dirty memories
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Sending hugs to you.
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Thank you… I really don’t think about it much anymore. It’s just one of those things that helped to shape who I am — and that makes me extra cautious as a parent. Thanks so much for reading & commenting.
Warmest wishes to you!
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No child should have to experience this, no adult should have to live with such recollections. Thank you for having the courage to talk about it.
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Thank you, Tracy. You always say the nicest things…
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What powerful words. And while it may be in the distant past, I am still sorry it had to happen, and that it happens to too many. ~ Kat
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Thank you so much, Kat. I appreciate your kind words. And agree that it is terrible that it happens to so many… Thank you…
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I’m sorry you too have been abused. I just blogged a few days ago about my fear of basements for the same reasons. xo
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