GRINDING
And I was grinding too
Shrunken down
Turned within
Curling up
Had to tell the story
Part of it
And I shrank
Curled
And ground
My mind
My head
Against the stone
That is always there
Waiting
For me to return
Every time I tell
The story
Shrunken down
Turned within
Curling up
Had to tell the story
Part of it
And I shrank
Curled
And ground
My mind
My head
Against the stone
That is always there
Waiting
For me to return
Every time I tell
The story
CHILD WITH A CHILD
The beauty of her
Pale defenseless
But not ruined
Though many tried
To destroy her innocence
She said
He beat me because
He knew I wouldn't tell
He would kick me
Me and the dog
Others attacked and
Did their best to
Corrupt this child
Now a child with a child
Who wants to save herself
For the sake of her baby
Her beauty remains
No one was able
To destroy it
She is trying now
Asking for help
Trying to live
For her child
If not for herself
Pale defenseless
But not ruined
Though many tried
To destroy her innocence
She said
He beat me because
He knew I wouldn't tell
He would kick me
Me and the dog
Others attacked and
Did their best to
Corrupt this child
Now a child with a child
Who wants to save herself
For the sake of her baby
Her beauty remains
No one was able
To destroy it
She is trying now
Asking for help
Trying to live
For her child
If not for herself
Header art by T. Guzzio.
CONNECT WITH SUZANNE:
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Dr. Suzanne Boucher is a licensed Mental Health Counselor, with a doctorate in Counseling Supervision. She is an Adjunct Professor at Lesley University in Cambridge, MA, where she teaches Masters level Counseling Practice and Supervision. But Suzanne also writes poetry every day. Her work focuses on mindfulness and trauma with occasional forays into lighter themes and songwriting. She has been writing poetry since she was nine years old and has no intention of stopping. Suzanne is a dedicated daily yoga practitioner with the goal of standing on her head every day at 85. She blogs at drsouplin@weebly.com (where "Grinding" and "Child with a Child" first appeared), and you can also find her online at www.suzanneboucherlmhc.com.
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