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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Pauline Fountain
Writing and photography provide a creative outlet to reflect with meaning on my life.
My mental health? Bipolar 1 (Rapid Cycling), Complex PTSD and Functional Neurological Disorder.
My son’s gentle wisdom furnishes me with the gift of hope.
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Comments (5)
Hello friend. Thank you for directing me to your two acrostic poems. I applaud you for taking on the “uncomfortable” subject, and doing so without shock-value words. Through your careful choices, you illuminate the secret lives and desperation brought in by hopelessness of the silenced victims. “Silence and entrapment” carry much weight here. Well written… and now, I am heading with a hopeful heart to “Life.”
The last line is heartbreaking!!!
No one ever talks about this, so I thank you.
Gosh this was so poignant and powerful! Loved your Acrostic!
Brilliant & Powerful work on a very important topic! Nice 2 see you Pauline! 🥰