Exposed; Child's Diversion
Acrostic based on a real-life experience
*trigger warning- content refers to domestic violence
Dead to rights, she caught you with the blade in your hands
Ironic two oppositional extremes; a babe, our child, and you
Sleeping me, none the wiser; you hovered, watching my chest rise and fall
Three-year-old's discovery: Dad plotting to kill Mom
Read the room; she did, creating a diversion
Angel startled the devil, letting out blood-curdling screams
Claps of thunder to my stillness, I woke
Trembling toddler said she was sick; you complied
I believed, comforting her during dark hours while you calmly caught Zssss
Off to work, you went with sunrise; just another ordinary day
Not so fast; I found the blade under your pillow, and the little one tattled; her heroism gave us an out...
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My acrostic is based on a real-life event that happened over twenty years ago, when my little girl walked into my bedroom and witnessed her father standing over me with a knife, watching me sleep.
She saved me and I saved her siblings and me; we escaped not long after.
About the Creator
Marilyn Glover
Poetry is my first love of writing and will always be. My debut Jungian-themed chapbook, Shadow's Reprieve, is available now on Amazon.
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