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Letter
from the Poet's Corner & Children's Corner
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Poet's Corner Poet's Corner provides an opportunity for women to handle their personal feelings about violence and to provide an to provide an avenue for them to courageously break the silence. Not only does the poetry break the silence, it provides a powerful statement to the community that a victim of domestic violence can transform into a survivor.
I Whisper to The Wind
I Whisper to the Wind, "He beats me up." I say a prayer at night that he will go
I dare not to speak the truth to others My family, my friends and children: they all know
They all whisper to the wind, "He beats her" They all say a prayer that he will go They dare not to speak the truth to others Their family, friends and children: They all know
We've created a conspiracy of silence No one tells the other what she knows We all whisper to the wind; "He beats her" and say a prayer at night that he will go Anonymous survivor
Children's Corner From the heart of a child
A hug
It's wondrous what a hug can do.
A hug can cheer you when you're blue.
A hug can say, "I love you so,"
Or, "gee, I hate to see you go."
A hug is welcome back again
And great to see you, where've you been?
A hug can soothe a small child's pain
And bring a rainbow after rain.
A hug delights and warms and charms.
It must be why we have arms.
A hug can break the language barrier,
And make your travels so much merrier.
So stretch those arms without delay
And give someone a hug today!
(written by a teenager while in shelter)
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