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a space for youth writing on mental health & identity
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a space for youth writing on mental health & identity
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![]() [Content warning: sexual abuse, rape] Blessed Virgin, Saint Mary were You at Church when i spread my Palms to gather Tithes and lay Them by Your Side? day by day i rushed from school to Offer what I could to You. Blessed Virgin, did You ever
Look Upon me from the Sky? was i too small - too poor? - to be Worthy of Your Sight? day by day i Prayed To You i hoped You would Regard me too. Blessed Virgin, Holy Mary did You Watch Over me? where were You when he grabbed me, dragged me sideways from the street? was i not safe if i Loved You? this wasn’t taught at Sunday School… Blessed Virgin, Guardian Mary did You Just Watch as he spread my palms and mouth and thighs and stole my Purity? i lost my Voice when he was through i screamed and cried - it did not reach You. i’m not a virgin, Mother Mary i can’t go to Church for i have shamed my mother’s name and mine by straying from Your Side. day by day i still Pray to You. one day i might be Worthy of You. Comments are closed.
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