Poetry Corner

Poetry Corner

Edited by Richard Stone

EasterEbony Monique Easter is a survivor of child abuse and psychiatric abuse. This piece is a reflection on the periodic perception of herself as a result of these traumas she has suffered throughout her life. As a recent contributor to the Community Alliance newspaper, she can be contacted at retroactive.justice@gmail.com. The following are footnotes clarifying portions of this work.

  1. ā€œsaving of pageā€: Here the author is holding onto a particular time in life that is good, namely holding onto the period of time before any abuseā€”a sort of allusion to holding on to something good. When the writer suggests ā€œoā€™er which to mill,ā€ think of milling around, sort of aimless innocent enjoyable wandering again enjoying a time unfettered by the trouble abuse brings about.
  2. ā€œlearned meā€: Here the writer is presenting the traditional slang phrase typically used in some abusive context such as ā€œthatā€™ll learn youā€ā€”learning something by means of a hardship.
  3. ā€œinnocence removed and seared in my memoryā€: Here the writer alludes to the concept of ā€œinnocence being removedā€ that is being seared to memory.

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Richard Stone is on the boards of the Fresno Center for Nonviolence and the Community Alliance and author of the book Hidden in Plain Sight. Contact him at richard2662559@yahoo.com.

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    The Community Alliance is a monthly newspaper that has been published in Fresno, California, since 1996. The purpose of the newspaper is to help build a progressive movement for social and economic justice.

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