Silence 1

Challenge:

‘Write an acrostic poem using the word 'SILENCE.’

Note: You can read my poem as ‘stand alone.’

However, the two interlinked poems are ‘Silence 1: Black’ and ‘Silence 2: Life.’

Reading in order, ‘Silence 1: Black’ then ‘Silence 2: Life,’ will provide the transitional context.

I will provide a link at the end of each poem's flip side.

Dedication: to the SILENT epidemic of male victims of intimate partner family and domestic violence.

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Silence and entrapment enforced by another

Is torture. With

Laws made

Explicit, defined by her.

Never to be shattered. Forever frightened of new

Consequences: More horrific. Will he have to

End his life to be free? [ Thought STOP! Plan. Believe. Survive. Escape.]

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Please gain more understanding:

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Note: Reading in order, ‘Silence 1: Black’ then ‘Silence 2: Life’, will provide the transitional context.

Silence 2: Life - click below:

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