Michael Browne
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I don’t know much about writing, or how a story ought to be told. I am just exploring how to share the pieces of me that have grown more challenging to hold.
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Day of Dependence
July 4th, 2022 10a.m. The nurse, with his I’ve-seen-this-too-many-times-before tone, and a somshow gentle yet firm glare, says, “Michael, I’m going to be honest with you. It doesn’t look good. Your leg is fractured in three places and it’s likely you won’t be able to walk the same ever again. The reason why I’m being this candid with you is because, statistically speaking, it takes 7 trips to the ER for domestic violence survivors to make a change. That means, either they get out of the relationship, or they are just no longer with us.” He looks me directly in the eyes and says, plainly, “You’re leaving him, right? I don’t want to see you here again.”
By Michael Browne4 years ago in Humans
