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Posted by Tamar on May 24, 2006, at 19:32:29
They plotted an ambush disguised as seduction;
They made me an offer I couldn’t refuse.
They cheated my joy and perverted my pleasure,
And left not a scratch nor a bruise.They offered me up on an altar of metal;
They sacrificed every instinctual thrill.
They pierced me, to spill out my honour and courage,
And wantonly conquered my will.Their loathing leaks into the depths of my haven;
Their vanquishing hues me the colour of shame.
Their testament leaves me a desolate woman
And gracelessly whispers my name.
Posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 10:47:31
In reply to Lost (trigger), posted by Tamar on May 24, 2006, at 19:32:29
I found this disturbing. Who are "they?"
Posted by Tamar on May 25, 2006, at 13:32:34
In reply to Re: Lost (trigger) » Tamar, posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 10:47:31
> I found this disturbing. Who are "they?"
Sorry if I upset you. I did mention the likely trigger in the subject heading... But it does't always prevent people being upset.
'They' are the people who attacked me.
Posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 13:59:53
In reply to Re: Lost (trigger), posted by Tamar on May 25, 2006, at 13:32:34
I'm not upset. Just a heart-felt disturbance for you. It sounds like it was quite traumatic. Are "they" gone now?
Posted by Tamar on May 25, 2006, at 15:50:32
In reply to Re: Lost (trigger) » Tamar, posted by curtm on May 25, 2006, at 13:59:53
> I'm not upset. Just a heart-felt disturbance for you. It sounds like it was quite traumatic. Are "they" gone now?
I'm glad you're not upset. Yeah, it was traumatic. I haven't seen them in 18 years but I don't think they're really gone because I have to live with what they did to me. But I'm still here, still alive, still working on it.
Thanks very much for your resposne.
Posted by curtm on May 26, 2006, at 9:40:45
In reply to Re: Lost (trigger) » curtm, posted by Tamar on May 25, 2006, at 15:50:32
I'm not trying to dish, but what helps you best to "work on it?"
Posted by Tamar on May 26, 2006, at 14:03:05
In reply to Re: Lost (trigger) » Tamar » Tamar, posted by curtm on May 26, 2006, at 9:40:45
> I'm not trying to dish, but what helps you best to "work on it?"
Therapy, at the moment. And an understanding partner. And time to grieve.
'Working on it' is something I started doing about 18 months ago. Before that I buried it and repressed it and hoped it would go away. But it never did. So working on it (for me) means trying to find ways to live with the fact that I'm damaged, and at the same time recognising that I'm not destroyed.
Does that make sense?
Posted by curtm on May 26, 2006, at 15:32:08
In reply to Re: Re: Lost (trigger) » curtm, posted by Tamar on May 26, 2006, at 14:03:05
This is the end of the thread.
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